life expectancy of a cdp?


I am looking at a used Parasound cdp. I know that it is based on amount of use , but on average how long should a unit last, and what amount of maintance is required? I read in other threats about the laser having to be serviced in some units.
Gary
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there is a guy in my building still using and going strong his JVC 1010tn cd player. He told me that he his the original owner.
The Technics cdp I bought in 1986 is still functioning in my son's apartment. The remote did die though.
Grant, actually, it's the other way around - the Philips is far better than the Sony.

From what I understand, that wasn't the case more than 5 years ago. However, since Sony shifted production to China, the quality of its laser assembly has really fallen off the cliff. In the case of a bunch of the Consonance players that used the Sony that I imported in 2007, you were lucky to have the laser work when you opened the box and took the player out. That's quality control for you. I've never had to repair a Philips, the number of Sonys I've fixed in a 2 year period was somewhere between 75 and 80.

The first CD player I ever bought, a Pioneer PD5100 in 1987 for $99 has played flawlessly multiple times a week since I brought it home that day. So, as has been said, there's little correlation between time and use and reliability. Sometimes I've wondered if a player or transport built several years ago is a good option for an audiophile in the market, as if you have a laser that was built in Japan and is working soundly, there's no reason it won't continue to do so far into the future.
Hi Trelja,

I think the consonance now uses philips transports. Mine played up in the consonance cd120 linear after 6 months. They replaced the transport with I think a philips no problems since.
Cheers,
Steve.
Sony 608es from 1989 stills works perfect in my secondary system.
Sony X77es still works perfect, used as a transport average use would be in excess of 3000 hrs per year.