How old is too old?


I'm not having any issues at the moment, but I'm thinking I will have to buy 1 more sacd player before I check out. I almost always buy used. So my question how old is too old? I see some interesting things that I would love to have, but many are 10 to 20+ years old. Thoughts?

secretguy

Showing 1 response by pdspiegel

Disc drives do wear out over time.  I recently went through a lot of effort to replace the pickup in my Sony XA5400ES (w/VSE mods) which is still a great sounding player.  

It’s hard to tell how much use a previously owned player has had or how much life is left in the pick-up.  So, there is a risk buying used.  Perhaps keep your search to players manufactured in the last 5 years?

Another poster recommended Esoteric which makes highly regarded disc players.  If I couldn’t get my Sony fixed I planned to get a Marantz SACD 30N which also supports streaming.