Problem with CEC transport


Hello all
 

I have a CEC TL5 transport, and it is the Japanese model, so I cannot get it serviced in the United States. All of a sudden the transport starts freezing up after two or three minutes. The disk continues to turn and I have recently checked the belt, so I'm pretty sure that isn't the issue. Any ideas as to what the problem might be, how to fix it, or where I could take it in the United States for service? 

rustler

Audio union will not ship me a new belt! The guy I talked to on the phone seemed pissed off that I had a unit made for the Japanese market. You are right, though, I did not use it very much and so the belt I had may well Have deteriorated. However I had a replacement belt that I believe came with the unit and, while it was very hard to install, I think I got it in and the same problem happened.

Stephan Sank at Talking Dog Transducers is one of the best techs in the country.  He has serviced my CEC TL2 before and did a GREAT job.  Highly recommended!

  • Talking Dog Transducer Company
    2112 N. Dragoon St. #13
    Tucson , AZ 85705
  • 520-409-4189

For the prices Audio Union asks for CEC CD players, they should be more accommodating. I almost bought a CDT (forget the model) before I went with my Technics CDP and the price at the time was around $1700. They even had package deal offers with belts, CD weights, etc. that made it more of better deal.

Then all of a sudden, their prices shot up while the ones from Japan stayed fairly consistent. It was around the time that CDPs and CDTs were making a big comeback and these forums were full of threads on what was best and what to buy. 

A long time ago some member here said it was just a matter of rewiring something near the IEC inlet that would make it suitable for US markets. I can't vouch for that but an online search showed others saying the same thing. 

All the best,
Nonoise

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Blessing in disguise I owned several CEC transports over the decades. Belt stretching was the issue

 

FF to late 2024, I bought a Shanling ET3 transport new from their www- MSRP $750. It is amazing