Classe CDP-1.5, 1 or .5 experience??

i have owned the cd.3 since 1999 and havent had a single issue with it,build quality and reliability are an a+,i have gotten the upgrade bug so i will be auditioning cdp's soon,but i could live with the cdp.3 for another ten yrs.

I have owned a .5 since early 98 and bought it new. Still works flawlessly. A number of years ago, I got a cd jammed into the drawer(my fault). I inserted the cd and it was not lying flat but the drawer closed anyway. I had to take the housing cover off to get at the drawer. Luckily, I was able to wiggle the cd so it sat correctly in the drawer and then the drawer opened up Ok. Now I always check to make sure the cd is sitting correctly before I load the disc.

Simply pressing "standby" followed by "play" on the remote will make my CDP1 read the disk every time. That only takes a second and is not as aggrivating as repeatedly ejecting and loading like I used to do. Wonderful unit.
Blue Crow

I bought the CDP 1 used and have owned it for about 6 years. It played wonderfully until recently, when it began not recognizing discs. I sent it to Classe, and they were very nice and did not charge me anything, but said that the parts to fix the problem were no longer available (really??). I expected more out of such a high-end component, but I do think I got my money's worth considering it was made in 1998 or so. When I was auditioning components at the time, it trounced an Arcam I was considering. As I have read more while looking for my next player, I have discovered that the transport problems were apparently not unusual.