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From: ark@alice.UUCP (Andrew Koenig)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: What about Magnovox 2040 CD players?
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Date: Mon, 15-Apr-85 23:19:20 EST
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> I would like some info about the Magnovox 2040 CD player.
> I'm looking for a relativly inexpensive player but don't want
> something that will break in 3 months.  I've heard good things
> about the Sony 102/302 players but I don't have $450/550 to spend
> so I'm interested in the $230 Magnovox 2040.  If the extra $200-300
> buys significant mechanical reliability, I would like some idea of
> how much.

I can only think of one way to find out how reliable a piece of
equipment is, and that involves waiting five to ten years.
Since doing that would defeat the purpose, perhaps you might
try the next best thing:  pretend you have a broken one and
see how easy it is to get it serviced.  Try to find the nearest
factory service center and see how long it takes.  Then call them
and ask what their turn-around time is for the model you're
contemplating.  Do they normally have parts in stock?  And so on.

Other than that, I dunno.  I'm partial to front-loaders,
myself.  You can pile things on top of them.