Marantz
CD6000 Ose
Has issues now with cdrs particularly detecting them and track starts
manually selected unless selected by going backwards through the disc.
Lens cleaned with only marginal improvement.
Dropouts on cdrws.

Panasonic
DVD s500
Has poor software when used as a cd player.
It does not seem to allow gap free playing of continuous cds with track
markers. Acts like its doing track at once rather then disc at once if we
are talking recording, but this is on playback. Seems its a firmware issue
from new.
Wondered if anyone knew if it was updated via a cd or something.
it was very cheap so cannot really complain. it has a wonderful sound on
cds though, better than the Marantz.
Other foibles is that it has a tendency to clip the ends and starts of mp3
files on cD or ram stick .

If Panasonic did a cd player with the same sound as this device I'd buy one
tomorrow, assuming no firmware glitches.
Brian



"Brian Gaff" wrote in message
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Well I've had the to off, moved the laser to the outside of a disc, and
then turned the power off, manually removed the disc and cleaned the lens
with a ipa soaked cotton bud and dried it. It is better but still not
right. The lens to me seems to have some back and forward play as if a
toothed gear is not meshed very well. Surely its not worn out already, its
done far less hours than some of the dvd players bought for little money,
and the cd100 which has had massive use over the years.

Some people think lasers age over time so this could be another thing to
consider. I've always thought in the rush to get new models out there,
very little is known about the aging of components used in them any more.
People just trust what the makers say and use them. Capacitors are a case
in point, as are PIR sensors, all of which seem to have a very short life.

In a sub woofer I have the bridge rectifier has had to be replaced with a
bigger one as it kept on trashing the ones fitted as they simply war not
rated for the surge current at switch on charging up all the capacitors.
Bad design, making things as cheap as possible and people making
decisions who are not technical enough.
Brian

"Eiron" wrote in message
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On 24/01/2016 10:39, Brian-Gaff wrote:
No I'm darn sorf, in surrey.
I think in the past it was sometimes an adjustment on the pcb, but
there
seem to be none on this unit. I suppose another machine might in the end
be
the answer. the innards of these devices seem to be very empty these
days,
Hardly high density pcbs though there is a fairly large mains
transformer
which has started to buzz a little when on.

You can adjust it if you have a manual, an oscilloscope and the correct
test disc.
But the test disc will be unobtainable.

I got a nice Denon CD player for 20 quid from the British Heart
Foundation
shop in Mitcham. Almost Surrey, very musical, plays home-made CDs, can't
complain.

The Marantz in the garage, on the other hand, stopped working last week.
I suspect it was sulking after my earlier comments. Warming it up didn't
help
but taking the cover off and blowing out a load of dust did.
That's very musical too, just like every other CD player since about
1990.

My first DVD player, an expensive Marantz, always missed the first half
second
or so of a CD track. I don't know what happened to it but it's long gone.

--
Eiron.


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