Luxman D-111

[splaz]

Okay well I am in possession of a faulty one.

Made in '88 apparently according to the web If I'm reading manufacturing dates correctly.

Anyway, is it worth putting much effort into fixing it, ie. anyone listened to one and what do you think ?

I don't really have much else in the way of sources, got some mid-90s Pioneer thing and that's it.

I know they make good power amps, not sure about cd players though.

 

[zowie]

Personally, I wouldn't fix any 1988 cd player.

 

[Herandu]

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Originally Posted by zowie /img/forum/go_quote.gif Personally, I wouldn't fix any 1988 cd player.

Why not? The Philips CD970, CD101 and Meridian etc copies, Marantz 63 etc.: All of them legends that still stand up to today's offerings.
I wouldn't touch a SONY, JVC, Pioneer, technics of that period or any period. But then again, years of fixing them and coping with customers insults when the fault is with the manufacturer and not the repair engineer have come to make me realize those brands are the kiss of death once their CD player starts deviating from the original factory settings. I have seen engineers resign just to avoid having to try to re-align the CD player tracking etc.

 

[splaz]

Well if you want to send me a brand new cdp be my guest.

Amazingly enough a student can't exactly drop a heap of money on one, so older units that people pretty much throw away is what I have to use. Well it's that or cheap off brand "mini hi-fi" units.

Kinda of a no brainer and as Herandu pointed out, you can get some quite nice ones.

The Pioneer I got for free and it works fine so no complaints, Luxman I paid a small sum of money for.

So no one has heard one though ?

 

[Herandu]

Well I have worked on them when I was a repair engineer. Quite an impressive CD unit in its days. It uses two separate D/A converters, and has digital filters. Those things were only really found in high end units. Came with a remote control as well and the Mechanism was very sturdy. Down side is that I couldn't say if you would still be able to find the CD pickup for it. My money is on the fact that the CD unit is likely to be the cause why it is not playing. You could take the top case off and polish the CD lens with a cotton bud. That can do miracles at times, including reducing jitter and increasing sound accuracy (which I can prove on a scope to any doubting Thomas's).
If it is less than U$25 then I would give it a try. You can always relist it on eBay as spares

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No digital output though. Mind you , their dual DAC set up with digital filters is the stuff of high end CD players these days. Luxman was high end only. Their cheaper stuff was sold under a different brand name.

 

[splaz]

Wow you're quite the source of information, wonder if you'd have any idea then.

Buyer said that it would 'read' the cd, display how long it is, no. of tracks, then attempt to start playing but wouldn't.

I tried it after receiving it and the tray wouldn't even open, motor sounded like it was trying though, haven't had a real good look inside. That apparently according to my friend could be a belt or gears not doing their thing or the motor itself, or maybe it's more complicated than simply pressing the eject button.

I have some idea, quick look at the board and all the components physically are all fine but to be honest I will be having that friend look at it, his dad was in the tv repair business for quite some time so he's much more clued up on repair than me.

Yeah does seem like the cd unit as you said. Well I'm leaving for a vacation so don't have any time for it now but it sounds like it may be worth at least some effort.

Paid $30AU for it btw, shipping was almost as much though.

 

[Herandu]

If it can read the TOC (Table of Content) then the laser has some life left in in. How much life is another matter. If you were up the road I could have popped by with my laser power meter and tracking disc.
Those players, and many others, had a weird problem. You have to clean the CD turntable (little round thing spinning around with the disc on it) with some methylated fluid and a cotton bud. It is the felt bit that needs cleaning. If it has dirt on it, the laser could read the TOC but would refuse to play.