Prolonged use of PAUSE on a CD player

I don't know if leaving my SCD-1 on Pause continually caused a motor failure (repaired under warranty by Sony). I think some motors are kept spinning for some players when Paused. Now, I always use Stop, but I leave the power on.

Given that hard drives can spin at 10,000 rpm or more, 24/7, for years, I'd be disappointed if leaving a CD drive spinning for a few hours would cause failure.

KP

I leave my Pioneer 414 DVD player (transport duties) on pause all the time. Sometimes for days at a time. Even weeks when I am on vacation. I rarely use "Stop". And, I have never had a problem with it. Granted, a relatively cheap machine will not cause the concern of a thousand dollar machine, nevertheless I don't think you need to worry assuming you have a quality machine to begin with - and I believe the Theta's are very good quality.