What are your opinions on purchasing one of these today? Are there reliability issues? Are they bettered by more modern simple cd players? Are they expensive to repair?
The Data and Data II were based on the Philips CDV400 laser disc player. You can take that to the bank, as I've had both of these side by side with the covers off. The Data III was based on the Pioneer 704 player.
I owned an original Thaeta transport. The laser burned out twice and then the transport mechanism died within 8 years. This was not fixable unless I acquired the mechanism myself. To be fair, Theta service was excellent: timely and helpful. My recommendation would be to steer clear of old Theta transports.
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