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    My Magnavox 2041 has never been sick.
    
    BTW, full size Sony units have had problems too...

    I don't think this will be very useful unless the age and amount
    of use the player gets is included.  The problems with my unit
    didn't show up until about 6 months after I bought it.
    

Never had any trouble.

Bought in December of 1984 in Hong Kong and has averaged a couple of
discs per week since.

I had horrible problems with my CD-X1 (and am not the only reader of this file
who had problems).  After Tweeter service told me "tough" -- I would have to
put up with flaky operation on one-fourth of all my disks, I managed to get a
salesman to call up Yamaha and get permission to send the unit to a Yamaha
service center in New York, where the whole transport and laser assembly was
replaced.

The problem first showed up with "Crush" by Orchestral Man�uvres in the Dark.
It would not start at the beginning of any track and would occasionally skip
while playing.  It and several other disks misbehaved while fast forwarding
and reversing (sometime the reverse would move FORWARD).

The TEAC PD-11 seems to be the same player, and a friend's unit showed the
same problems when I tried the O.M.D. disk on it.

/john

    Our Technics SL-P2 has been chugging along since November of 1984.
    No major problems that blowing a little dust off the disc didn't
    cure.
    
    Gary

    Our Technics SL-PJ1 has worked flawlessly since June, 1985.
    Also, I have a Sanyo CP500 (cheap: $165 at BEST products) that has
    had no problems since I got it in Jan. 1986.  All these notes about
    problematic players scares me--I usually have terrible luck with
    Audio equipment.  (The first CP500 I picked up didn't work at all-took
    it back the same day, replaced it, and no problems since.)
    

No problems with my Sony CDP-30 (that blowing dust out of the
transport wouldn't cure).  I've had it since Oct '85 and play
10-20 disks a week on it.

    	3 guys in this office have Sony CDP70 from 3 to 9 months, 
    	so far no problem on any of them.
    
    	Vincent.

    I have an SLP-7 (I think that's the number) which I bought because
    it was the first CD player I saw under $300.00 (the price at which
    my wife and I agreed we would wait for).  The only problem it has
    is with the door; sometimes it forgets whether it is open, closed,
    or in-between.  This will occasionally cause it to do the wrong
    thing when pressing the open/close door button.  Sometimes it will
    close the door and immediately open it (or vice-versa), sometimes
    it will open the door a fraction of an inch instead of closing it.
    The behavior is humorous; give it a nasty look, hit the button again
    and it does the right thing.
    
    			Paul
    

    My Sony D-7 follows me everywhere, and it has never failed to track a
    disk.  Aside from exhibiting the firmware bug described in an earlier
    note, the programmable features work flawlessly.
            
    I bought the D-7 because I wanted to be able to take it to work
    with me, and I've been extremely happy with it.
    
    Dave W.
    Listening to Mannheim Steamroller as I write this...

    re: .9
    
    My SLP-7 does the same thing and the SLP-7 that I got my sister
    for Chrismas has similiar door problems.  My guess is the switch
    is flakey.  I think I'll find the nearest Technics service place
    and if I can get it fixed.  Other than the door, its a very nice
    player.
    
    					Alan
    

I've had a Yamaha CD-X2 for just over a year (since August 1985).  I play an
average of 5-10 disks per week.  No problems.  

I moved during this period, and it was transported (with the packing 
screws inserted).  No problem.

Matt

    My Technics portable (also a xxx-7) hasn't given me any trouble
    other the battery dying after a Colorado Springs to Boston flight
    (with an hour or so in St. Louis).
    
    (for anymore SLP-7 drawer problems please see note 472).
    
    				Alan
    

    Paul YOUNG::YOUNG has forgotten that we did have one other transient
    problem with the SLP-7.  One day during a long party (the Great
    Homemade Ice Cream bash, and annual event, as some of you know)
    when it had been in use for several hours straight (it was pretty
    warm out also, and very humid - rained all day), it stopped displaying
    any useful info on the LEDs (liek the track number, remaining time,
    etc.), although it containued to work fine.  We shut it off after
    the party, and was fine the time time anyone tried it, and has been
    fine since.  I suppose it had managed to overheat.  I too find the
    door (usually referred to as "the mouth") vagaries rather amusing,
    and it certainly sounds nice and is quite cat-proof; I (or the cat)
    can joggle the thing while it is playing without any trouble.

My roommate's Technics SL-P2 has worked flawlessly for just under a year.
It's hard to say how often we use it... it will sit there for a couple of
weeks unused and then all of a sudden we'll play 5 discs.

My guess is we average maybe 20 discs a month... never a problem yet.

I have had a Hitachi DA5000 for over a year now.  I moved and took no 
precautions (locking the transport mechanism, etc) and have taken it different
places with no problems.  I had a SANYO model that died in less than a year 
previous to this machine.  The Hitachi even SOUNDS much better. 

Monte

    I and three friends all bought Technics SLP-2's approximately 2
    years ago and none have of them have had problems.  I use mine
    practically daily.  Estimate 40-50 disks per month; usually 50-60
    minute jazz disks (Verve catalog).
    

    
    I have had a Technics SL-PJ1 player for almost a year and it has
    performed flawlessly.  It was the first good CD player I saw for
    under $200.  Its been played for hours straight, including playing
    one disc on repeat all night.  Also have an ADC player, don't know
    the model number, that has worked fine.  Both have been transported
    several times without incident.
    
    I must say that the Technics players must be the easiest to use
    and program.  If you want track 7, you press 7 and press Play. 
    Want to program tracks 6 and 2?  Press <6>, <program>, <2>, <program>,
    and <play>.  Simple.
    
    -Mike
    

My Technics SLP-2 is just over a year old, and has had moderate use
every week (again, in the mode of "sit idle for two days, then play
for 2, or 4, or 6 hours"!!). I have not had any problems with it 
that undoing all the transport screws didn't cure (blush).


		Nigel

    I have had it for about a year now.  Works great, never have had
    any problems.

    Another happy Sony CDP-30 owner!  Even transported in car from TX
    to MA w/o problems.  For a period, it must have averaged about 4-6
    hours of play daily, as it was only the 2nd CD player in my dorm
    and *everyone* wanted to record off of it.  It was down to about
    10 hours a week until my housemates cheapo ($99) job cratered and
    mine got put in as first string again.  Back to about 2-4 hours
    a day and still goin' fine.
    
    Got a D-7S recently that's been putting in upwards of 5 hours a
    day at work and occasionally a commute that last almost exactly
    one disk.  I have it sitting on the passenger seat driving
    mini-speakers and have gotten to skip maybe twice (and those were
    substantial bumps!)  We'll see how long it lasts...
    
    Richard
    

    I've had my Sony CDP-200 since December 1983 and never had a problem.
    (Well, nothing that blowing dust out of the drawer wouldn't cure)
    And I've moved it to three residences in that time. I love it.
    
    Jeff
    

    I have had my Technics SLP300 since January.  Average use is 10-15 
    disks a week.  I have moved it long distances twice, taken it to 
    parties and never had any problems with it.
    
    I geuss that makes me a happy owner.

    Nothing but satisfaction.  This is the unit that uses 6-packs.
    haven't used the "random play" feature as much as I thought I
    would, but I often will put 4 or more CDs of a related theme in
    a 6-pack and have it supply background music for hours.  I've had
    it since March and use it frequently.  By the way, I think its
    remote control is very "user-friendly" considering the large number
    of functions it provides.

   I own a Philips CD150 (= Magnavox ????) since Jan 86.
   It plays 10-20 discs a week without any problem.
   (ok...I must admit,it's my second unit,the first one was a doa)
    
   Mari

    I nominate this topic as the one most likely to exceed the reply
    count for "Who has installed VAX Notes" (in CLT::VAXNOTES).
    
    I'm sure that within a few weeks we'll have an entry for every CD
    player ever made.  No matter how many lemons there may have been for
    any particular model, someone probably has one that has worked
    flawlessly.
    
    -- Ward
    
    P.S.  My Magnavox FD-2040 works like a charm.

    I agree with Ward in .26, however... My Sony D-5 has worked
    flawlessly since June 1985, and I've even dropped it twice.
    					Steve

    Magnavox 2041
    Used since February 1986, 10-15 disks per week, some stretches of
    8-12 hours.  Works fine.  No problems.
    

    I agree with .26. This is pointless. Someone should create a tally
    of specific models, with the number of "perfect", "DOA", "SIDS",
    and "died of natural causes" counted for each, based on the experience
    of us in this NOTE. I'd volunteer myself, except that I don't care
    since my Yamaha CD-37 and Sony D-7S have both been in the "perfect"
    category.
    
    Peter
    
    P.S. "SIDS" is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
    

    I'm another happy Sony CDP-30 owner.  I've had it since the Christmas
    of 86.  I use it more than my turntable and almost as much as the
    receiver. 

    re: -.1
    
    `Christmas 86', huh?  Wish I could get my stuff early too! ;-)
    
    Richard

    I have had my Sony CDP-101 since October '83.  It has gotton fairly
    heavy usage.  It is my second unit, my first CDP-101 was DOA (possibly
    a burr on the tracking assembly causing wild skipping).  Once it
    looked like a power glitch blew its mind, powering it down and up
    again cleared the problem.  I have also had to blow dust off the
    lens assembly twice when the player started mistracking.  I have
    been quite happy with it.
    
    						-Dave

    I have a Denon DCD-100 that I keep pretty busy.  It's 1st birthday
    occurs in several weeks - no problems to date.
    
    - M

    re .31
    
    Oops, I always do that.  I even tried to make it a point not to.
    
    I meant '85.

	My Sony CDP-302 (eight months old) works fine.
	
	Mike

     My Toshiba sx-70 has been going great guns the past year and a
    half, no problems (knock on wood).

    
    I have had my SONY CDP-302 for 5 months now and no problems.  Best
    thing about it is that I bought it during a water damage sale
    ( The box got wet ).  The price - 50% off - $250!
    
    Garry P.
    

    I have had my Technics SL-P8 since December 1983, with heavy use.  The
    only problem I have had is that the drawer occasionally won't open or
    close the first time that the OPEN/CLOSE button is pressed - pressing
    it again makes it work.  No mistracking or other problems at all.

    I bought a demo unit Technics SLP-2 in Jan 1984. Had serious tracking
    problems so the store replaced it within a couple of days, with a Sony 
    CDP-111 which has been perfect ever since with moderate usage. 
    
    David.
    



                                                         

    I own every CD player ever made.  All of my units work, so therefore
    none of the models have any problems.

    re: .40
    Smart a*s! :^)  I agree, with .40 et al.  Let's move on to a more
    profitable topic.
    
    Gary

    re: .40 & .41
    
    yeah you're right guys, but I'd like to mention just ONE point :
    
    Technology has improved quite a lot, when you buy things such as
    CD players, if it's wrong, it won't work. If not, then it will work
    for long. 
    
    NOW, if you have any problems (I had some with my Technics SL-P2),
    look around your player, take a look at the technical requirements.
    You'll certainly notice that the range of temperatures (for instance)
    is quite narrow. So be careful where you put your CD player. Most
    tracking problems are due either to heat or to bad CD. Beware to
    magnetic fields too ... (I've made some experiences ...)
    NEVER put it between amplifier and tape deck or so ...
    
    
    Pierre.