Krell CD-DSP cd player?????

I have to agree with Elinor. My 10-year old Micromega Duo transport (had same die-cast transport as MD-10, I believe) began having problems with reading CDs. Some chip in the laser assembly apparently went south, according to distributor. Luckily, they had a Duo 2.1 transport which had a new CD transport assembly installed recently, which I bought as a replacement. They couldn't get a replacement CD transport assembly for the old one. They said if they could, it would cost several thousand dollars in parts. The upside is, the new Duo 2.1 sounds even better (uses CDM-12 pro transport. You are better off trying to find a newer transport, although some of the older transports looked really cool, and sound great(when they work). Good luck.

I agree with all the replies posted here and Krell will tell you the same thing about any used or older CD player. Some of the older units may be able to be repaired but it is a risk. I am using a DT-10 transport which I found on AudiogoN for a low price and works flawlessly but the digital read out has two intermitent areas of the numerals not light up. This does not bother me and the replacement is more yellow-orange than red and I elected to not to do it.

I picked up this player anyway because it simply blew away my KAV-300cd. There was no competition. Many people say that some of the older units made by Krell were superior to
newer ones and this was obviously one of them.

It just sounded sweeter and more musical with deeper and wider soundstage than the KAV-300cd which I just sold.

This particular player is in absolute mint condition and have been in storage for the past 3 years so I'm betting it
still has a long life left on it before I worry about irreplaceable parts........What a hobby!

Great to hear that and I am not surprised with your find, a diamond in the rough =)

I am very late on this thread, but as an owner of a CD-DSP (with the software upgraded in '96, which was the last version available) I can tell you that it has not been a disappointment in its looks or performance for the 10 years I've owned it. My only complaint on the transport part is that it will not recognize some disks burned with a CD-RW drive. No big deal. Wish I had the lucite cover for its dramatic looks, but the guys at Krell disuaded me as it must be in the down position when you're playing a disk--too heavy to remain open, and that is convenient when you're switching disks a lot during a listening session.