Anyone solved MF Tri Vista SACD problems?

Krell used the same Philips transport in the SACD Standard. Did they stockpile transports in case of failure? Did they know it was a crap transport when they built/designed it? Did they test it properly? Why no shame on Krell?

No shame on Krell, since they did not abendoned their customers, like MF did. They have chosen to design a replacement drive instead. The new drive can be retrofited to ANY Philips equipped Krell SACD player. The upgrade is not cheap at $1500, but at least your player can be brought back to life. The upgrade includes a new DVD-ROM drive (sourced from their upmarked, EVO series), new software, new PS and a new display.

See the difference ?

"Fact - the problem with the transports in both the TriVista and kW SACD players is nothing to do with "parts obsolescence". Philips left MF and a number of other manufacturers badly in the lurch by supplying insufficiently robust SACD transports (these have a failure rate approaching 100%). Philips then refused to support these transports with parts or replacements once the failures began. "

So this part is not obsolete then......glad we cleared that up. Thanks for all the facts ;)

The fact MF sold faulty goods is the most important thing here and what has happenened to customers new and secondhand is that you can't get it fixed. MF should be brought before the courts its a crime.

I just stumbled across this old thread, and I just purchased a used kw SACD player and all works great considering how old it is now. Yes I payed a very good price for this unit on the used market. But I'm curious why this unit seems to be a solid performer considering its age and some people that payed thousands more then I had issues?

I would be very upset as well had I payed $7000 and had no one helping me with these problems..

i am a nobody when it comes to the hi-fi world , " but if i bought a £6000 grand car and it would not work after a short while, i would not let it sit in the garage to rot , so why do stereofiles shell out for a replacement if their tri-vista etc goes down , more money than sense springs to mind , hound philips to oblivion , thats what i would do , but thats me.