cdp's you had glitches with

I just want to thank Bartokfan again for bringing up a very relevant topic. I unfortunately have to concur that low manufacturing costs can yield low production quality. I really wish I hadn’t experienced this first hand. Everyone knows that just a few vendors make the drives and a few other parts particularly for CDs now that DVD drives are the dominant data drive. The more components I see the more I’m starting to realize that professional assembly and quality control are very important and seem to have nothing to do with price. Talking to people in the business (those that are willing to talk that is) can be really helpful. I’ll say again it’s better to read threads like this, I don’t know anyone on this thread, than to have first hand experience.

Sony for sure...one of their cheap 5 disc sacd changers ...775? Raved about by JGH (!!) but he obviously didn't use it for long (if it was him..my memory just doesn't cut it anymore...but the lousy sony I'll never forget, and never buy another one)!

An old Sony player from the 80's that start giving problems going into the 5th year of use. Even the technician gave up and refused to attend to the piece of junk after several times of servicing and repair. It eventuall7y ended up in the garbage truck.

Having that said, the XA7ES from the mid 90's stands out from Sony's mass-market junk and remains a true gem on its own.

My Resolution Audio CD55 had its transport go out. The manufacturer informed me that the transport was NLA and that the unit could not be repaired. He offered a credit for the defunct unit against the purchase of the new Opus 21 model. I was quite disappointed as I believed the unit to sound excellent, and I didn't have any spare bucks at the time.

Mechans,
Sorry to hear about your Jolida problems. All too often we tend to evaluate component usage by years instead of hours. Statistically a cd player (or amp or preamp, etc.) used 5 hours per week should last far longer than one used 30 hours per week. Stands to reason.
There is a reason that inexpensive players such as Jolida, Cayin, Rega, Eastern Electric, etc. are inexpensive. Now I'm not trashing these products; they serve a useful purpose and have a strong following. However, in order for the manufacturers to sell products at these levels, corners must be cut including cheap labor and low quality parts. So long as there is a demand for $800 cd players, somebody will make them.
Good luck.