Re: Any Sony CD Guru out there?

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From: Arny Krueger
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 23:29

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"Trevor Wilson" <trevor@SPAMBLOCKrageaudio.com.au> wrote in
message news:42d2e8c0@news.comindico.com.au
> "Arny Krueger" <arnyk@hotpop.com> wrote in message
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>> <yung@ihug.co.nz> wrote in message
>>
news:1121114855.242261.233780@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> I've got a Sony CDP-XA7ES CD player. From what I've read
>> it
>>> was an extremeley good player in it's day, and still
>>> considered one of the best cd players today. The problem
>> with
>>> mine is that the laser has gone, and Sony don't carry it
>>> anymore. I have found a site www.partstore.com who carry
>> it.
>>> It's about $160USD or so, but they won't ship outside
the
>> US.
>>> Have found the same optical pick up on some asian sites,
>> but
>>> when I contacted them, they don't have it. My questions
>> are is
>>> the player worth repairing?
>>
>> Probably not.
>
> **I'll certainly pay the price of a laser for a
> non-functioning XA7ES. They're superb CD players.
>
>>
>>> Can I get some good ones on the
>>> second hand market which is as good at a good price?
>>
>> You can easily get one that is just as good new, for the
>> price of the laser assembly.
>
> **Wanna bet?

No Trevor, not as long as you're in Australia and I'm in
Michigan.

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