McIntosh MCD205: Noise issues?

I just took ownership of a used MCD205 and am surprised at the amount of disc noise emanating from the player while a disk is playing. It sounds sort of like crickets at night, and I can hear it from 8 feet away between passages.

I realize the 201 has had problems in this area, but my research on the changer models led me to believe they were built using totally different mechanical components, and I found no mention of play noise in regard to the MCD205.

Can any 205 owners (past or present) comment?
Did I get what would be considered a "normal for Mac" unit? My cheapo $100 garage use Marantz player can't be heard unless I get within 6 inches of it.