I can't see purchasing older and/or well used cd transport. Even if one believed it may provide higher quality sound than today's transports I wouldn't do it. CD transports should be considered as consumable product, defined lifespan. I had a single well loved cd transport many years ago, when it died I was pretty shattered. I tried heroic diy repair, factory approved repair facility would have charged me at least half of what unit sold for new, no way. Anyway, I tried various subsequent cd transports, none approached sound quality of dead unit. The whole thing drove me away from cd transports and into streaming. My take is what if you love sound of used transport, it dies, you can't repair, too big a risk. My take is either stream or purchase low hour repairable used or new transport.
