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CDP Repair or Replace? Seeking advice Please

Hi,
First, thank you for your kind response!
I own what may now be considered a vintage CDP, it is a Cambridge AZUR 840C which I primarily use as a DAC streaming TIDAL. I also have a SONY SCD-2000ES SACD player connected via COAX to it to play CD's. Well, the AZUR transport coughed up a furball and will not spin a disk, which sounded better than the Sony connection. I called a dealer and they said it would cost about $300 to repair it, I asked about (not that I have the coin) upgrading to the AZUR 851C and they were quite emphatic that my $ would be best spent repairing the 840C, they did not try to sell me anything else, again, just spend the $300. Question is, what would you do? Thanks!
grm
minorl
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I agree with George.  buy a working new or used Sanyo mechanism and replace it.  It is not difficult at all to replace the drive mechanism, and that definitely appears to be the problem.

I don't understand the logic of buying a new unit when you are happy with your existing unit.  It is a computer drive.  When the drive fails, replace the drive.

Especially if you are happy with the sound of this unit.

Why spend extra money if you don't have to.

I bought a used Naim Unitserve music server recently.  The drive mechanism read one disc and didn't read others. It also ejected disc about two feet.  Funny.

The existing drive was a Teac DW-224SS-W93 drive built in 4/2010.

I contacted Teac and they told me the replacement drive is a DV-W28SS-VM3.  So I bought one and replaced the old unit.

I also opened the old unit and cleaned the lens and lubed the moving parts and it worked much better.  Its not rocket science.

The unit works great now.

enjoy

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jafant
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Very nice! grm-

Happy Listening!
mechans
3,048 posts
 
If you need a CD player , replace the one you have.  They wear out having moving parts.  A very very costly one well that would be a different story, it comes down to wear you draw the line.
mr_m
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George. Is that Sanyo laser the same one used in the newer Cambridge 851C???
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willland
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"Is that Sanyo laser the same one used in the newer Cambridge 851C???"
 
@mr_m ,

Yes, both use the Sanyo SF-P101N.

Bill


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