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From: rfg@hound.UUCP (R.GRANTGES)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: Reliability of Sony CD Players?
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Date: Mon, 14-Oct-85 22:54:07 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct 14 22:54:07 1985
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My advice is * run the other way from the extended warranty. I have
a lot of Sony gear, including the CDP-101 and I bought a D-5 a year
ago for family.  My experience is that if they are not dead when
they come out of the box, and if they don't die within a few
days - well within warranty - they will probably work without
trouble for years and years.
The gear I have covers maybe 8-10 cassette decks of various models,
the two cd players, fm tuner,system clock/timer,reel to reel bought
second hand,Beta Hi-Fi,but not amps or preamps. oh yeah, a turntable
with servo arm like the present Denon. The fm tuner power switch
failed out of the box, one of the tape decks (the most expensive)
had intermittent ill health right away until sent for a free fix.
And one of the oldest decks is making bearing noise, but still
records and plays like a champ. No other service I can recall
including preventive maintenance. There were a few troubles I
fixed myself. e.g., after 1.5 years my CD player refused to move
its arm. It worked fine after I picked it up and turned it in all directions,
I did not bang it.  Save your money for other things is my advice.
Dick Grantges  

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