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classe cdt-1 10 years old....good buying??

i would like to know if anyone is familiar whit this cd transport. I can have it for 390$ cad but i dont know about the durability of it. I think that the price is good but if the laser have 90% of is life done i will regret my purchase...Any opinion about that?
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slikric3000
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$390, cmon' thats pocket change
hack
185 posts
 
you can always call Classe and ask them what it will cost to replace the laser should it fail. They're quite helpful in that regard, but I do agree with Slikric3000...
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thenis OP
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i found it on e bay :phillips 12.4 for 45$....real joke hahaha
usblues
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I remember calling a couple years ago about one I was thinking of buying and Classe said no more transports were available so I didnt.I am about 90% sure of that memory,B
impaler
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I've had one purchased in 2001 and it's still going strong. I believe it uses an Analogue Devices DAC which was state of the art at the time. Honestly my only reference (besides analogue table) is a Schiit Bifrost II fed by a PC. I prefer the Classe' in general. For $380 sounds like a steal, I see them on fleabay for $1800 and I paid over $2k at the time (new)

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