Do Old CD Players Require Servicing Like Amps?


I was just wondering whether CD players that have 15 years in them(or more) need to be serviced since the capacitors, transistors and/or some other parts may have reached their life span thus affecting performance. As far as I know, old amplifiers need servicing once in a while as worn out caps will degrade sound quality. Any advice would be appreciated.
ryder
If it ain't broke don't fix it. If it is don't fix it either unless very expensive unit.
If it's broke, you may not be able to find parts to fix it ! I got belts for my Marantz CD-94, but then the laser went bad -- and well, the laser assembly wasn't available, bummer.

With all that's going on with Digital, when broken... just replace it. The result will be much better.

Or consider pc based music which can be still better.
More so; any component with moving parts (disc drives, tape decks, etc) will require more service than an amp (unless the amp is poorly designed, incorrectly biased or RoHS compliant!).

SACD's laser averages 2-4 years (at least for Sony and Philips mechanism's. No idea so far about Esoteric SACD mech's.