Re: Any Sony CD Guru out there?

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From: Adam F
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 07:37

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I recommend asking the retailers on http://www.audiogon.com/, they're 
generally smaller operators who don't mind negotiating os postage.

//Adam F


<yung@ihug.co.nz> wrote in message 
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> 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? Can I get some good ones
> on the second hand market which is as good at a good price? And does
> anyone know of another source for the optical pickup? Or an alternative
> which could be used instead?
>
> Thanks in advanced.
>
> Yung
>

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