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Cambridge Audio 840-C cd- problems

Hi all, I have a Cambridge Audio 840-C c-d player. It is around 4 years old. Am having problems with it recently. Sometimes it will not read a c-d right away, a message says "no play" but after trying it a few times It will work. (These are not burned c-d's) But then while playing for a while, the audio will stop, and then start again, exactly where it left off. Does not skip or jump ahead as sometimes happens with a bad c-d, or dirty lens. While the audio is blank, which only lasts about 2-3 seconds, you can hear the laser mechanism making the sound it would make if you where to, for instance, change tracks, or when you first put in a c-d.
Any ideas what might be the cause of this? Where I might send it for repairs? Is it worth fixing. Thanks so much

Gary
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akg_ca
1,033 posts
 
too bad you have my sympathies

I had the AZUR 650BD Bluray player that suddenly conked out on me

Sounds great when they work but they are just cheaply made Chi-Fi with all the rest of the warts that go with them.

Its out of warranty and repairs are costly. I junked mine .... the techie diagnostics alone will be 1 to 2 hours labour. Add in parts and its not worth it IMO.

I now have an ARCAM Bluray to go with my REGA ISIS Valve cdp .... all made in England kit with no more issues.
elevick
2,439 posts
 
The 840 is a great unit. Post what area you are in and people should give repairs centers. On another note, the DAC in there is great and you could always use an outside source such as cd/dvd/pc and run the digital input?
chayro
1,801 posts
 
Could just be a new transport, which should not be a big deal. Bring it in to a service center.
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