You can try a deep cleaning of the laser (more details can be found here http://lampizator.eu/LAMPIZATOR/TRANSPORT/laser/Laserology.html) and if still do not work send it for service. I do not suggest you to buy a new transport but rip all your CDs to a NAS and use a streamer as a transport. I do not like the idea to have a computer playing the files and prefer a dedicated device for this. You can try to find a 2nd hand Logitech Squeezebox Touch to start.
Resurrecting CD Transport
My trusty Wadia 3200 transport started skipping. I cleaned the laser and added some WD40 to the mechanism, but it still skips. It seems to play track 1 fine, but the skipping increases the further into the tracks I go. I have two questions:
1) Do the symptoms point to something I could repair?
2) The transport is feeding a Benchmark USB DAC. In today's world, am I better off getting a laptop with a CD transport since that would also let me listen to Internet content and streaming radio stations? If so, is there a goto model, would it sound as good, and is there any software to make it sound better? I have a good Wireworld USB cable.
Thanks in advance.
1) Do the symptoms point to something I could repair?
2) The transport is feeding a Benchmark USB DAC. In today's world, am I better off getting a laptop with a CD transport since that would also let me listen to Internet content and streaming radio stations? If so, is there a goto model, would it sound as good, and is there any software to make it sound better? I have a good Wireworld USB cable.
Thanks in advance.
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