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Problem with Esoteric service

Hello all. I recently bought an Esoteric UX3SE from another site. It arrived intact. After giving it 24 hours to warm up, I settled in for a listen. It sounded great. However, the next day as I went to listen I found that the unit didn't want to read many of my perfect CDs. I verified that the discs played on other units. Still, the Esoteric gave the message "no disc". I called Esoteric to find out the cost of evaluating the problem and to find out their service cost. Two days into trying to get a call back, I'm worried about this company. The receptionist says that only one man; Brian can answer questions about my problem. I'm concerned with the fact that I've called three times in attempt to talk to him. Of course I can return the unit to the seller so I'm not out the money. Does anyone else have experience with Esoteric? I'm nervous about them at this point. Thank you. Joe
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nperchuk
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I was reading this thread as I have an Esoteric UZ-1 that needs fixing. It’s been 3 years since this thread was started and I called Esoteric Service today and they still are talking about some jig that only exists in Japan. I can’t believe that only one jig can work on these machines and it only exists in Japan. Something to think about before you dive into these expensive products!
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jnovak OP
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Yes, you would think that someone else could do the repair. I wonder what would happen if you called Cary Audio. MAYBE they would be willing to give it a shot. The Japan answer is crazy. Did you get the price from TAP for this service? I heard it is in excess of $2000.00 JUST to send it to Japan and back! Good luck. Let us all know if you find a domestic solution. Maybe TAP would be willing to repair without the jig alignment?? Joe
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tomcy6
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jnovak, From your first post it sounds like you're leaving the player on at all times.  If you are, try shutting it off and unplugging it for a minute.  It's worth a try.
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jnovak OP
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Thanks for the tip tomcy6.However, I sent the player back to Highendaudioauctions from whom I had just purchased it. I followed it on eBay for the resell. They sold it again as a properly operating player. The buyer of the player returned it to them as did I. The next time around it was sold "as is". I can't remember how much it sold for but I think it was around $500.00 if that. Joe
msallen
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Buy a return ticket to Tokyo (currently $823) and take it as luggage. Do some sightseeing and enjoy some sushi while they service it, get a free trip to Japan and save $1177 (or pay UPS $2,000 to do the same thing 🙂)

And if you don’t have the time, there should be about ten thousand students who would happily accept a free trip to Japan while you save $1177…

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