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esoteric x-01, ux-1 etc reliable?

I am considering buying a used Esoteric CD/SACD player, and I have heard a lot of praises heaped on top the VRDS-NEO transport. But what worries me is that I read somewhere that Teac Esoteric has discontinued the laser assembly used for the VRDS-NEO transport. Is there any owner or users willing to share their experience regarding the reliability as well as the lifespan rating of the laser head. Also, it gets even more complicated for modded units as the manufacturer warranty is likely void. I am hoping owners of the best modders like RAM, APL etc can shed some light on this.
opusone
chungted
9 posts
 
I now have two (2) APL modified NWO-3.0GO-SE with transport problems.
One: the disc tray will not extend out for disc loading although the display shows "open". The player operated properly before.
Two: the disc tray will not extend when Open/Close button is pressed. The display shows nothing (is blank). Operation of the transport was erratic before. It stopped itself sometimes during playback.
Could Alex kindly help?
tvad
9,467 posts
 
Too bad you spent more than double the cost of the UX-1 and voided the
Esoteric factory warranty in the process, Chungted.

And you did it twice. $30,000 a pop.

Incredible.

Good luck.
audiofeil
4,011 posts
 
>>Could Alex kindly help?<<

Good luck with that.

LOL
aplhifi
515 posts
 
The Esoteric based NWO players come with 3 years warranty by APL Hi-Fi. This covers not only our re-design but also mechanical problems, as well as laser pick-up. We have enough laser pick-up assemblies enough not only to cover all our NWO players out there, but also many more NWO players in the future.

Chungted, this is the first time I hear about the problems you have with your NWO players. Please send me email with detailed description of the problems and we'll take it from there. Don't worry, we can fix any problem you might have with the NWOs.

Regards,
Alex
audiofeil
4,011 posts
 
>we can fix any problem you might have with the NWOs<

He probably wants it back before this decade ends.
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