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Warrenty and lifespan of cd players

I am wondering why it is that so many people here, there, and everywhere, seem to upgrade to expensive players when many such players seem to enjoy a very short lifespan relative to other components and have such poor warrentys. I am not being critical, but rather I am curious. I would love to own some of the cd players I have seen and read about, and I am more than willing to save for such a purchase because I do believe the source is very important to a system. But then practical considerations raise up like a red flag and I am discouraged. I guess what I am asking for is a deeper understanding, perhaps some debate that might provide some overview. any coments on this subject would be helpful
timf
timf OP
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Thanks for the posts so far. I guess the reason I enquired is because I do listen to music a lot. I mean a lot a lot! My rotel had to be sent in for repairs the first year I had it, and then it took some time to rectify the problem. I think it is interesting that many of the cd players I have looked at -mid priced, expensive, or budget like mine, have the same sort of warrenties. To me it does not say much for the manufacturers confidence in their products reliability when the warrenty is only good for a couple of years. Of course, I am not claiming to have looked at every product out there, or that I am not suceptible to some kind of bias. After all, it does appear from the posts here that there are a few very reliable cd players.
gabbro
88 posts
 
I still use an old 1st generation Denon cdp on a secondary system. It will be eligible to vote and join the Army in a couple months. It has never failed over the years, but the sound is clearly darker (pun?) with associated HF harshness, in comparison to newer technology.
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phasecorrect
2,013 posts
 
I also have a 1st generation Magnavox player...it was assembled in Belgium...and is built like a tank...granted...sounds a little "mushy" compared to modern players...but the transport is pretty decent....too bad it doesnt have connections for a DAC...
audioengr
3,282 posts
 
Most high-end high-volume gear does last a long time. The top of line Sony's that were sold 6-8 years ago are still going strong. I have three DVP-S7700's that show no signs of wearout and they have been obsolete for 3 or more years. Lots of customers send me DVP-S7000's which was the very first Sony DVD player, top of line. These are really old. You get what you pay for, but stick to the high-volume manufacturers on CDP's.
sean
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Wouldn't you know it. My Sony DVP, which was their top of the line model when i bought it a few years ago, just went belly up. The audio portion works fine but the something is very wrong with the video portion. From what i can tell, it looks like a poor connection, so i'm going to try re-flowing all of the solder joints with some decent solder. As if i didn't already have enough "projects" to work on... Sean
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PS... Either "someone" is trying to tell me to get rid of digital gear ( or maybe "video" gear ??? ) or this is one helluva coincidence. This makes two top of the line DVD players that went down in a matter of two weeks !!!
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