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Whatever happened to Ultech

I remember years back of the Ultech 100 CD player that was a hit with Stereophile and some other audiophiles. It seems that the unit had some problems with burning out of displays, but for what I remember it was quite a unit, sonically speaking. They were made in Germany or was the company German. I wonder what happened to this company or this CD player?
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yioryos
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Yes good question .I was about to buy one too at the time,mainly because the price was right for me at the time and it had good reviews.One thing I know is that Ultech stands for Ultimate Technology. I was suprised to hear that it was made in Germany though.I always thought it was an american product.
sean
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Like most other "manufacturers", Ultech based their product on the availability of a transport / laser mechanism from another manufacturer. Shortly after their big review and the rise of their commercial success, the manufacturer of the transport / laser mechanism discontinued that model. This left Ultech with a product that they could no longer manufacturer or support. Trying to retro-fit another transport / laser assembly into an existing chassis & circuit design would have taken both time and money that Ultech didn't have to spare, putting them out of business

As a side note, i think that Ultech was an American based company from what i can recall. Sean
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bpwalsh
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Ultech, whose name I don't believe was short for Ultimate Technology, was a Chinese company based in Wheeling, Illinois with most of their operations in other parts of the world. They had a very large building, mostly a warehouse, although it was pretty empty. As far as I know they have been gone for years.

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