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I just need to vent on a situation that I have encountered due to a purchase through Audiogon. About 8 months ago, I purchased a Krell cd player from a very reputable dealer. About three weeks after receiving it, it stopped functioning.  Despite being told that the unit($1000) was sold "as is", it was eventually fixed. Since then I have encountered new problems so frustrating, I have essentially stopped using it. This was a fairly expensive transaction, that has become almost a total waste. I am now forced to go to Krell to see if they can remedy the situation, which will undoubtedly cost me more money. The point of all this is, despite the fact that Audiogon is only the middle man and totally reputable, and that the dealer in question has a long, and I assume good, reputation, BUYER BEWARE. Do your homework. You never know.
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CD players have lasers that wear and moving parts... so motors, sleds, lasers, all age.

Each time I look at a CD player, I Find out what laser and sled assembly it has in it first ("the DAC list"), and then figure out what it might cost to get it running again, when it fails. As it will fail. It is just a matter of time, like car tires wearing down and requiring replacement.

Sometimes the sled ('CD mechanism') is simply not available, and cannot be found via any search. all gone. Or, the replacement costs $200-300-400, as few exist. Sometimes it's just $40-50 for the mechanism.
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