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disc player/transport longevity

Of all the disc players you've owned, what is the longest any one of them has lasted without the need for service (other than minor dust cleaning or lubing)?

I guess it depends on how often you use your player but so far, I'm going on 14 years.
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jea48
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I bought a Denon DCD 1500 CD player in 1988. My daughter still uses it to this day. It has never been serviced.

I am still using an Arcam Alpha 9 I bought in 1999.
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stanwal
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20 and still going [Meridian 200 transport].
timrhu
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My Resolution Audio CD-50 is 13-years-old and still going strong. I purchased a spare laser assembly just in case, but haven't installed it yet.
trelja
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In my experience, older CD transports are far superior to what is available today. Partly because they were built in Japan, and partly because there was competition in the marketplace.

Having gotten (unfortunately) intimately familiar with what is coming out of China, both players and their replacement transports/assemblies/lasers, the prospect of purchasing a high-end CD player today is a gamble I do not recommend entertaining.
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ronrags
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I still use my Sony ES cd player from 1986 in a secondary room. It's built like a tank and has never skipped once. It may have the sound quality as today's players, but it's good enough for casual playing.
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