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Levinson No 39 fussy about cds

I have had a Levinson No 39 cd player for more than a decade.  It won't play many new CDs...a longstanding problem with some hybrid SACDs, but more recently with standard red book cds.  Never  had a problem with older cds.  Have reset drawer without success.  Any suggestions?  Harman is no help.  
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georgehifi
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Sound very much like the laser has almost seen it’s day.

They are hard to get also and won’t be cheap.

CDM12 Ind / VAU1252

You could try to clean it, if it was in a smokey environment, with a cotton bud moistened in
methylated spirit or alcohol and very gently wipe the laser lens.

http://www.hifishock.org/galleries/electronics/mark-levinson/source/cd-player/no-39-3-mark-levinson.jpg

Cheers George


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zavato
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Very old CD player- it's telling you it's had its day. The drive mechanism does wear out

great machine way back when 
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zavato
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BTW- few companies support products more than 5 year after its discontinued
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