Audiomecca Mephisto

Two other things (I realize I am getting cranky, so I better sign off soon): the black metacrylic casing of the Mephisto II is a real dust magnet, and difficult to clean perfectly (builds up static charge easily that can affect playing in mid-operation), and be careful to put the puck on the CD before closing the lid, because if you forget the motor will start to spin and the CD will flail around in the inner compartment (like the soul of someone possessed: Linda Blair in the Excorcist comes to mind, keeping to satanic references strictly in keeping with the name of this transport) and maybe damage things from inside (also the motor will make a horrible grind).

Slawney, Your observations are especially enlightening.
Do I detect a little buyer remorse?

So that's what that puck is for.

Buyer remorse? Spellbound, and then sort of cursed. On a brighter note: the best upgrade to this transport I have found is to sit it on a very solid support. (Perhaps a square meter of solid concrete would be best.). If the support wobbles, you can forget about it: you will have a 2-D soundstage and reduced dynamics. Yes, Khrys, that is what the puck is for: instant excorcism.

If the puck exorcizes the extra 'c' in "excorcism" then it might just be worth it.