Ticking noise in Audio Research Reference CD7

Hi Hansk46, just noticed your response here... sorry.
Thanks again and I'll immediately send you an email!
Cheers and good luck tonight in the Euro, we're crossing our fingers for your team.

Hello, now the player would also sometimes make this spinning noises on some CDs.
Any thoughts?

Also, I spoke to ARC about the power supply UG of the CD7 and they say this is needed essentially due to a design issue of the dual 6h30p tubes in the original CD7 design. Seems a bit awkward to me to have to pay and/or tweak yourself something like that in a unit that is so expensive instead of having ARC do it for free or a recall the original units.

Elberoth2, I can't find the Allen key that opens up the 4 little screws holding the plastic cover of the rails. Would you know what I should be looking for?
Thanks!

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regards Hans ( the Netherlands )

Thanks Hans for all your help with the CD7. Highly appreciated.

Now this spinning noise (other than the ticking noise that is as it has been before) is almost constant, unless someone here has a better idea, I'd have to take this unit for a repair, hopefully somewhere where I don't have to break my piggy to be able to afford it...
Must admit it's slightly disappointing to have such a high end component fall apart on you so quickly.

All have a good musical weekend.