I'm in no position to invest in a new cd player these days, but my
trusty Nak is becoming a bit harsh to listen to. I'd almost rather
listen to music on my PC these days. I haven't found anything by
searching google or yahoo, except the possibility that this player
utilizes some Burr Brown components (which I do not know for sure),
which suggests that might be a possible and inexpensive upgrade
(assuming power and pinouts haven't changed or i can find an op-amp to
match...).

but i'm at a loss. can anyone recommend a site? or if you know of a
hack or two, please share it with me. Thanks!!

--db

You could try cleaning the laser head, as the harshness could be caused by
data bit dropout.
Clean the interconnects it could be a jitter problem. / oxidized
connections.
else it could a electronic component failing due to age, a cap is the most
likely.
I hope this helps in some small way.
Chris

"db" wrote in message
news:QJCub.45927$Dw6.231386@attbi_s02...
I'm in no position to invest in a new cd player these days, but my
trusty Nak is becoming a bit harsh to listen to. I'd almost rather
listen to music on my PC these days. I haven't found anything by
searching google or yahoo, except the possibility that this player
utilizes some Burr Brown components (which I do not know for sure),
which suggests that might be a possible and inexpensive upgrade
(assuming power and pinouts haven't changed or i can find an op-amp to
match...).

but i'm at a loss. can anyone recommend a site? or if you know of a
hack or two, please share it with me. Thanks!!

--db

Try contacting these guys http://www.premieraudio.ca/?area=company they were
a huge Nakamichi dealer when Nak was alive and well.
Even if you don't live in the frozen north, they might have some handy
advice.

"chris" wrote in message
news:EPOvb.80572$Dw6.385219@attbi_s02...
You could try cleaning the laser head, as the harshness could be caused by
data bit dropout.
Clean the interconnects it could be a jitter problem. / oxidized
connections.
else it could a electronic component failing due to age, a cap is the most
likely.
I hope this helps in some small way.
Chris

"db" wrote in message
news:QJCub.45927$Dw6.231386@attbi_s02...
I'm in no position to invest in a new cd player these days, but my
trusty Nak is becoming a bit harsh to listen to. I'd almost rather
listen to music on my PC these days. I haven't found anything by
searching google or yahoo, except the possibility that this player
utilizes some Burr Brown components (which I do not know for sure),
which suggests that might be a possible and inexpensive upgrade
(assuming power and pinouts haven't changed or i can find an op-amp to
match...).

but i'm at a loss. can anyone recommend a site? or if you know of a
hack or two, please share it with me. Thanks!!

--db