Has anyone had a laser replaced in a Audio Research CD-3 MKII

Audio Research wants 1806.00 to repair the laser in my CD-3 player.........There's got to be a better way ??? W

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etonnemacher Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1 posts 12-29-2021 at 04:39pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I just contacted AR and for my CD-3 they want 350.00 for the entire assembly. I will probably go for it.
jafant Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 19,602 posts 01-05-2022 at 12:46pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete etonnemacher Not a bad price at all. Keep me posted on your repair progress. Happy Listening!
_rossbower Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 14 posts 09-09-2023 at 10:57pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I’m in the same spot on a CDT-1. Original behavior was skips and errors reading disk. Replaced with eBay laser, player always says “no disk”. Replaced they with official ARC laser, same issue! I feel like there must be some sort of ESD solder blob I’m not seeing? It doesn’t even spin the CD. This is exactly like a Rega unit I repaired, before I realized there was a solder blob that needed to be cleared. Can anyone point me in the right direction?