audio shop repair costs

I ask because a cd player laser part costs $26 and belt .50, but I heard to repair it costs $$$ from manufacturer.

How much do you think repairing a cd laser costs in a repair shop?

I had my local electronics repair shop fix my CAL CL 10 5-disc cd changer a few years ago. They said they replaced the laser head and a capacitor -- both were off-the-shelf parts they had in stock. Before I entrusted the unit to them, I partially disassembled it myself out of curiosity (dumb!), and I can attest that the assembly was complex such that their repair must have been at least moderately time consuming. I don't remember exactly, but the cost was between $100 and $200. I didn't think that was out of line at the time. Good luck.

Coda, yes they still exist said $65/hour and that most repairs for my item rarely go over an hour. For factory service I guess that's a reasonable amount. I had CDP repaired locacally wich included two welds for $25.

I had to have the Laser asm replaced in a NAD 341i cd player it cost me about $150 as I recall, the part was $65-75 of that I think. I was not happy at all . . . First, the laser shouldn't have died in the first place.

paid $75.00/hour taxes included, this in the Great White North.