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Broken Xindax SCD-2
Dear Traudio,The links about the KHM234AAA, sent to you by myself and Alex, are of the complete transport unit. What you seem to want is the plastic holding mechanism for the transport unit. Any repair shop that works on cd players can likely remo... 
Any thoughts on Osborn/ Krix or Aussie/kiwi hi fi
Australia is a big country. If you go to Melbourne, you could audition Greg Osborn's stuff, if you contact him as noted. You could also audition Aspen Amplifiers, if you contact Hugh. See his circle on Audiocircle for further info. If you want to ... 
230v to 110v conversion for Marantz SACD player
You shouldn't have any issues.I live in Australia and use a stepdown converter to run my US Marantz player with the 230V grid here.Go to www.voltageconverters.com for what you need. 
Experience with high end fuses????
Interesting reading and here's another view.I have HiFi Tuning fuses in my amp. One for the AC input at the IEC, and one on each power rail, for a total of 5. In order for any effectiveness, ALL fuses need to be changed. If you only change the AC ... 
SACD anamoly?
Rotarius,That MLP must be the Rach 2&3 disc, and it must be one from the first batch of that disc. It was problematic for a lot of players for some reason. There was a second pressing of this disc and there seemed to be no issues with it. 
DCS reading problem
The KHM-230AA unit is used in a lot of players. The quality control of these units is not the best and they can go bad in a short amount of time. The only solution is to replace and hope for the best. 
Problem with Marantz SA-8260
Dear rapn3,I didn't need to say what I said second post up. 
Problem with Marantz SA-8260
Well, to continue on.....First time, that is after several months of frustration, I experienced the reading difficulties, I got a disc cleaner and cleaned the laser according to instructions. It worked. Well, it worked for about 30 minutes that is... 
Problem with Marantz SA-8260
Dear Rapn3,Grow Up. 
Problem with Marantz SA-8260
Well, it's what the thread is about, for one thing. I have a lot of experience with this player. The symptoms described are pretty much what happens with a very high percentage of these players, and I gave the only real solution to the problem.You... 
Problem with Marantz SA-8260
Rapn3,Do you know anything about a Marantz 8260? 
Problem with Marantz SA-8260
Sorry, a MF cd player is not the same as a Marantz sacd player. Cleaning the laser lens won't cure a chip that's overheating and needs a resistor to drop the voltage a little. Also, you pretty much have to take the transport unit out of the 8260 p... 
Problem with Marantz SA-8260
Macdonj,I have a lot of experience with 8260's over the past 5 years. You need to send your player to the nearest Marantz Service Center. You can go to Marantz.com and find the service center nearest your location.You most likely have the TOC read... 
Marantz 8001 SACD Player mods?
Some times it's a hard call, to be sure.I've done well. But I had to work at it.I started just swapping parts, not much gain.Then I went to a new clock, small gain.Then I added a power supply for the clock, big gain.Then I installed a complete new... 
Marantz 8001 SACD Player mods?
Tvad,You know all about taking a bath on getting money back on modifications!That's why you need to be sure you want to keep the player.BTW, there's not too much Marantz left in my players.Steve