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Hi All,

I've got a Sony CDP-XA7ES CD player. From what I've read
it
was an extremeley good player in it's day, and still
considered one of the best cd players today. The problem
with
mine is that the laser has gone, and Sony don't carry it
anymore. I have found a site www.partstore.com who carry
it.
It's about $160USD or so, but they won't ship outside
the
US.
Have found the same optical pick up on some asian sites,
but
when I contacted them, they don't have it. My questions
are is
the player worth repairing?

Probably not.

**I'll certainly pay the price of a laser for a
non-functioning XA7ES. They're superb CD players.


Can I get some good ones on the
second hand market which is as good at a good price?

You can easily get one that is just as good new, for the
price of the laser assembly.

**Wanna bet?

No Trevor, not as long as you're in Australia and I'm in
Michigan.

**Thought so. You should also factor in the following:

* The Sony XA7ES has a number of technical features which set it apart from
cheap CD players. These include:
Proper relay muting.
Decent output stage, which does not include primitive, 4558-style output
ICs.
* I've actually performed a DBT with the XA7ES and a couple of other players
(quite respectable, but not cheap ones) and the AX7ES acquitted itself very
well indeed. One of those players was the very impressive XA2ES.

Have you heard the XA7ES?


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Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au