Bluenote Reliability

The overwhelming majority of failures in high-end audio components across the board are related to the transports/laser heads in CD players.

Though the CD player manufacturer gets the blame, they really have little to do it, and are at the mercy of the luck of the draw. Basically, they're all pretty much in the same boat here, as with a few notable exceptions, everyone is using the same failure prone Sony transport/laser head assembly.

Thank you, Blazen69.

If the Bluenote does have a DVD transport, I think it should be better.

My understanding of why so few audiophile players come with DVD transports for the simple fact that the costs involved in getting a player FDA certified (remember, it's a laser device) with a CD transport/laser head assembly are a fraction of what it would cost if it had a DVD transport. Obviously, a $5000 CD player would have no problem justifying using a DVD transport/laser head assembly from the standpoint of simply the cost of the part.

I'm surprised that more audiophiles don't complain about the fact that the sub $100 DVD players purchased at supermarkets and electronic stores are night and day more reliable than the high-end audio CD players of today. It's a real shame...