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Audio Aero Prestige new trans cannot read cd/sac

My Prestige, equipped with the new Sony transport, has problem in reading CD/SACD. The player simply stops reading, lies quietly, plays no music for a few seconds before it and music resume.

Do any Prestige owner have the same experience as I do?

Thanks.
cattie

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trinelode
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David,

I got the exact same problem with my Prestige. I got mine serviced at my dealer, he cleaned up the drive, and added some lube. This helped for abt 4-5months, however now the problem are starting again. I'm also considering changing the laser, and would really appreciate any experience you might have!

Thanks,

Tomas(Sweden)
trinelode
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Just a little update on how this turned out for me. I decided to try the same fix as Masilu. I bought the laser assembly online, and changed it myself. I quite easy operation, I'm no mechanic. To my suprise the Prestige now plays both SACD an cd's perfectly. Before the lens change it wouldn't spin at all.

I tried first a lens named Sony KHM 310 AAA which looked quite similar, however this did not work. I could also see that the circuits on the electronic board was different from the original one. The specificaton was also missing the W/M letters.

The lens that worked was this:

Sony KHM-310AAA W/M

http://www.ebay.de/itm/CD-Lasereinheit-KHM310AAA-Mechanik-KHM-310AAA-/310310338929?pt=DE_Elektronik_Computer_Audio_Hi_Fi_CD_Player&hash=item483ff00171

PS: Remember to unsolder the ESD protection blob on the laser assembly.
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