Classe CDP-1.5, 1 or .5 experience??

I've had a CDP .5 for about five years, and I probably won't buy another cd player , at least until the format wars are settled. HDCD is/was IMO the best format and is amazing on this player; unfortunately, the discs are hard to find. I'm anticipating the end and buying vinyl now. Soon I'll purchase a TT, but I won't get rid of the Classe.

I had one problem with this player: a loose tray mechanism which caused a lot of the same problems that are mentioned above my post. Sent it to Classe--BTW, the company is under the B&W group umbrella--so I was charged $100 to have them adjust the tray. Works fine.

Anyway, for years I used the CDP .5 with a Classe CAP 80 and loved the sound. From there I went to a way too powerful Musical Fidelity and hated the combination. Now I use a McIntosh MA6500. A little softer, a little fuzzier, and I couldn't be happier.

i have owned the cd.3 since 1999 and havent had a single issue with it,build quality and reliability are an a+,i have gotten the upgrade bug so i will be auditioning cdp's soon,but i could live with the cdp.3 for another ten yrs.

I have owned a .5 since early 98 and bought it new. Still works flawlessly. A number of years ago, I got a cd jammed into the drawer(my fault). I inserted the cd and it was not lying flat but the drawer closed anyway. I had to take the housing cover off to get at the drawer. Luckily, I was able to wiggle the cd so it sat correctly in the drawer and then the drawer opened up Ok. Now I always check to make sure the cd is sitting correctly before I load the disc.

I bought a used CDP1 from this site a year or so ago and will add that while it occasionally balks at ripped CDs, it never gives me problems with redbook disks. And the sound is really terrific -- light and airy, well-defined yet not edgy. Lots of dimension. And XLR outputs are sooo quiet! Yeah, I'm sufficiently pleased with it to keep it for now; for what I paid for it used, it's a superlative deck.

Simply pressing "standby" followed by "play" on the remote will make my CDP1 read the disk every time. That only takes a second and is not as aggrivating as repeatedly ejecting and loading like I used to do. Wonderful unit.
Blue Crow