Old but good CD player, repair or replace.
Discussion
So,
Most of my Hi-Fi gear has been unused for a few years, during house renovations, it's all old but was good in it's day. I used to work in a Hi Fi shop, so got a healthy discount & first option on p/x's !
My CD player is an old Marantz CD85, great in it's day ... now it just lights up, transport works but no audio. I have option of repair, and possibly Modification, or buy a newer machine. It's a long time since I've read the Hi-Fi Hype comics, I have no idea whats good bad or indifferent these days.
If I go down the repair route ... which is a favoured option, I have no idea who would repair this sort of stuff now ?
I don't wish to spend a fortune, in fact as little as possible, as in my forties I don't appear to have as much time or money to dedicate to the Hi-Fi that I did in my twenties !
The rest of the system is Quad (34/405 Amp & ESL63 Speakers).
Any-one have any ideas,
Thank you
Most of my Hi-Fi gear has been unused for a few years, during house renovations, it's all old but was good in it's day. I used to work in a Hi Fi shop, so got a healthy discount & first option on p/x's !
My CD player is an old Marantz CD85, great in it's day ... now it just lights up, transport works but no audio. I have option of repair, and possibly Modification, or buy a newer machine. It's a long time since I've read the Hi-Fi Hype comics, I have no idea whats good bad or indifferent these days.
If I go down the repair route ... which is a favoured option, I have no idea who would repair this sort of stuff now ?
I don't wish to spend a fortune, in fact as little as possible, as in my forties I don't appear to have as much time or money to dedicate to the Hi-Fi that I did in my twenties !
The rest of the system is Quad (34/405 Amp & ESL63 Speakers).
Any-one have any ideas,
Thank you
I'm a big fan of vintage hi-fi and how they sound, it looks like the CD85 is one of the higher end models like the sought-after CD94 which still go for a lot of money. I'd repair it's not going to cost silly money. Most repair places should do you a fault find and quote for around £20-30.
Might be worth a look on AVForum's classifieds or HiFi Wigwam (if they are still going, I bought my Arcam CD player off there a few years ago).
http://www.avforums.com/forums/home-cinema-hi-fi-c...
Might be cheaper than a repair (if it's even possible given that few places will do board level repairs these days as they just want to swap out parts.
). Might even get an upgrade depending on your luck.
Nice system BTW, always fancied some ELS63 speakers, but never had the space to get the best out of them.
http://www.avforums.com/forums/home-cinema-hi-fi-c...
Might be cheaper than a repair (if it's even possible given that few places will do board level repairs these days as they just want to swap out parts.
). Might even get an upgrade depending on your luck.Nice system BTW, always fancied some ELS63 speakers, but never had the space to get the best out of them.
Lovely CD player!
The transport mechanism is a classic. If it's still spinning and looks like it's working then it shouldn't be too hard to find the fault. Have you tried measuring the voltage across the outputs?
If the digital output is still working you could try using it with a modern DAC too.
Don't spend too much money on it though, once that transport goes it's game over unless you find donor units...
The transport mechanism is a classic. If it's still spinning and looks like it's working then it shouldn't be too hard to find the fault. Have you tried measuring the voltage across the outputs?
If the digital output is still working you could try using it with a modern DAC too.
Don't spend too much money on it though, once that transport goes it's game over unless you find donor units...
Edited by drab on Sunday 16th September 12:24
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