why are transports so slow?
Mechanical linear motion gear driven.
Top https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB15pGSSFXXXXc9XpXXq6xXFXXXm/Replacement-For-PHILIPS-CD-723-CD-DVD-Playe...
Bottom https://www.petervis.com/CD_and_DVD_Players/cd-player-laser-assembly/cd-player-laser-assembly/philip...
If you want the quickest, there are two
1:The linear magnetic driven sled, KSS151 laser CDP’s that are almost unobtainable.
https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB17GWdKFXXXXayXpXXq6xXFXXXc/Original-KSS-151A-CD-DVD-player-laser-picku...
2:And the old Philips magnetic pivot arc tracing, also very hard to find
https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HLB1zFvKavfsK1RjSszbq6AqBXXaE.jpg_q50.jpg
Cheers George