CDP/laser repair in Tampa bay area

After my experiences trying to find a good repair shop for my Marantz Sa11S1 in the Tampa Bay area, I'd strongly suggest sending it to a factory authorized repair center. As the earlier post suggested, you probably need a new laser.

I was just speaking of the general difficulty of finding a good repair shop in this area and used my Marantz as an example. I don't think Saki70 has yet said what brand he's having problems with. In the case of my Marantz, it is WAY more complicated to replace the transport than just removing two screws and popping in a new one. The reason you can't find what laser is in the Marantz Sa11S1 is because it isn't available anymore (unless you find NOS)and Marantz has engineered a complicated surgery that involves new ribbon cable, resistors,and other parts in order to accommodate a new laser (for which I still don't know the part number.)