Krell CD player replacement

What is the problem with the Krell? Have you considered getting it repaired? It used a standard Philips mechanism.

Sometimes the readings jam at some tracks.  Its started few years back, but recently become often.   As far i know, there is no factory Philips mechanism replacement any more, E-bay sellers cannot trusted.    Once this mechanism is damaged then the player is useless.   But i hoping I'm wrong!

The Hegel CD player is supposed to be pretty good. Might want to check it out.

I would consider just improving your streamer. The sound quality of streamers now equal or exceed (Qobuz has 1/2/ million high resolution albums) the sound quality of CD players. Obviously you must choose the right one. I have listened exclusively to streaming for years, given most of my CDs away. They just started collecting dust. 

@knight7m 

As far as I know the Krell KPS 20I used a Philips CDM9 Pro transport. Those were quite robust actually. I assume you’ve done the simple stuff like cleaning the laser lens.

A company called Enco Systems bought out the remaining supply of new factory stock CD Pros when Philips discontinued it. A couple years back Enco was asking $500 for a new one, now it’s $999, but yes, new units are available. I think Krell made a custom spindle so it may not be a drop-in replacement, however.

That Krell player was a beautiful piece of kit that deserves to be restored. Good luck! And if you decide to get rid of it anyway, I’ll take it off your hands 🙂