13D3Mullard
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I have to thank Arthur and Snowy Lane of Cattylink, and many other members of this list for trying to help me with the problem I had with an E-5.
This was a second-hand European model that was just over a year old.
Snowy lane could tell from the series N° that it had the old optical preamp on the transport.
After leaving it on repeat for one night, as it seemed to me that the player, just hadn't opened up yet. I got a "no disc" reading.
Switching off a few times brought the player back to life.
The next day however, the "no disc" reading reappeared. I cleaned the laser moved the transport about, and still no success. The machine was blocked on "no disc" it seemed terminally.
I knew I could try changing the transport, but I had had the machine less than a week. After much hesitation, I decided to post it back to the owner.
The owner on arrival found that the machine was working again!
I am no novice in hifi, I really did try everything to get this player back to life. My impression is that the repeat order for burning-in began to reveal a weakness in the player's optical preamp.
Has anyone had a similar experience. I am very embarassed, and put in a rather rediculous position in relation to the previous owner.
I advised him that he should change the Optical-preamp any way, if he does not want this problem to return.
What is your opininion?
Regards
Anthony
Originally Posted by drarthurwells /img/forum/go_quote.gif I have a standing offer to fix any E5 free of labor charge (Cattylink sends me free parts for units under waranty). I have not had to fix one or supply parts now for over three months - the E5 is totally 100 per cent reliable. The last one that seemed to be bad turned out to be a cable problem (not a cattylink cable) and not an E5 problem. |
I have to thank Arthur and Snowy Lane of Cattylink, and many other members of this list for trying to help me with the problem I had with an E-5.
This was a second-hand European model that was just over a year old.
Snowy lane could tell from the series N° that it had the old optical preamp on the transport.
After leaving it on repeat for one night, as it seemed to me that the player, just hadn't opened up yet. I got a "no disc" reading.
Switching off a few times brought the player back to life.
The next day however, the "no disc" reading reappeared. I cleaned the laser moved the transport about, and still no success. The machine was blocked on "no disc" it seemed terminally.
I knew I could try changing the transport, but I had had the machine less than a week. After much hesitation, I decided to post it back to the owner.
The owner on arrival found that the machine was working again!
I am no novice in hifi, I really did try everything to get this player back to life. My impression is that the repeat order for burning-in began to reveal a weakness in the player's optical preamp.
Has anyone had a similar experience. I am very embarassed, and put in a rather rediculous position in relation to the previous owner.
I advised him that he should change the Optical-preamp any way, if he does not want this problem to return.
What is your opininion?
Regards
Anthony