Does Anyone Have Problems Ripping CDs with Zenith??

Glad you have it figured out. 

Happy listening!

I wanted to loop back to this thread to report that I replaced the dedicated power cord with the standard three-prong that came with the unit, then plugged it into a new, common surge suppressor, directly into wall outlet.  It has worked properly ever since, ripping a number of CDs.  I have absolutely no sound quality variance either. At any rate, thanks to all who added to this thread.

To follow up, I let it sit, turned off overnight.  Then I unplugged it from a power conditioner (where I also have connected a PrimaLune 400 EVO amp and a Lampizator Atlantic DAC).  I removed a special power cord that I use on other units as well. Then, I just plugged the Zenith directly into a new, grounded surge protector that I plugged directly into its own wall socket.  When I turned it on, it cycled from white to blue then ejected the CD.  It is live and fine.  What I will do is just stream today and tomorrow; no ripping.  Do not want to risk the CD issue again for a bit.  Then I'll proceed to rip and see if there was a possible issue in the power from the conditioner that somehow was affecting the Zenith when it was demanding more for ripping.  I know it has its own internal power transformer so I'm not worried about it being connected without a conditioner like the amp and DAC.  I'll stream for 2 days then take the plunge and rip again.  If all goes well, I can only conclude the power conditioner or special power cable was affecting the unit.  More later...

No problems at all with my Zenith or our Statement rips cd's flawlessley. . ??

Did you check the SN to make sure they didn’t accidentally send you back the same one?

I have a Zenith MK3 and have been streaming for months, never tried to rip a CD. I’ll watch this thread and contemplate trying it soon.

Jerry

PS I bought it used with 300 cds installed on the hard drive, so I guess it works.