Anyone hear of the Krell MD-20 transport?

No you can't get a mechanism for the transport,I did my homework a long time ago.I called Krell Industries and talked to Patrick at Service.He said "enjoy it for as long as it works,then move on to the next best thing and keep it as a work of art item."Some people own older transports that still keep going,besides I don't put that many hours on mine,only weekends.They are extremely well made though.
George.

Yes, I called Krell and basically got the same response. The only difference is that they said that 'it depends' what breaks, but there would be a good chance that they couldn't fix it. I'm surprised that they don't have some stock of transport mechanisms for these better transports... I mean we're not talking about inexpensive stuff here. Well, anyhow I did buy the unit and hope it lasts a while. I certainly hope that it provides an improvement in sound quality over my Denon 2900 which is being used mainly as a CD transport, which is certainly the reason why I bought it.

Smeyers -- FYI:

Philips stopped production suddenly without notifying Krell. Dan D'Agostino was very mad!

ie: It isn't Krell's fault that they didn't have a lot of back-up mechanisms.

Richard

Thanks... I didn't know that.

I still find it a little strange that I can hardly find any information on this unit (MD-20 transport). I would love to hear from anyone else who has any knowledge or experience with this unit.

Thanks!

Richard is right,Philips stopped production.I found a spare CD Mechanism (CDM-3) for sale (450$USD) out of Japan a while ago.Before I send the money I called Krell for their opinion.There is no way of knowing if that spare was functioning or NOT.
I just had to believe whatever the seller told me.It was without box-instructions e.t.c.Krell said that they would have to check the mechanism for integrity.I decided not to buy that spare.My transport is mint right now with few hours I will deal with problems if and when arise.A local High-end retailer told me that cd transports have about 7-10 years of life expectancy.I think of it like having a nice car and all of a sudden you go and buy a spare engine block just in case you need for replacement.Kind of silly.
Smeyers. Enjoy your new transport,it will be superior than your Denon IMHO,Did you buy the one from Larry at High-End Palace ???I am in the middle of getting a Northstar 192 right now that is using the current Philips CD-PRO2 Mechanism.
Regards
George