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Is it a good idea to buy CD players over 10 years old even it is a reliable brand?

On cost consideration, I am planning to buy a 2nd hand CD Player like Accuphase DP 500 Player or Estoric X-05
which are around 10 years old or so.  The price is about US$2000~3000.  Of course, unlike amplifier, the CD player has a pick up head and mechanical gears, but even for the above brands which are famous for it's reliability, is it good idea to buy the quite aged CD players from them?

Tks. for the comment and opinion.
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bigkidz
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All good advice above.  Just like buying a used car, parts to repair are needed to fix them when something needs to be repaired.  Personally I have in the past year purchased a few high end CDPs. Got them so cheap that I don't care if they crap out in a year (won't be happy about it) but cheap to me is good.  They had issues and I am able to repair them if I need to and can find the parts, otherwise off to the recycle bin.  I only use them for transports and so far, the newer models just do not sound as good for what ever reason.  Granted the ones I purchased were big bucks when they were new.

So you have to be realistic with yourself when you are buying an older used piece of equipment.


Happy Listening.

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jafant
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As above, those NAD cd players from the 1990's are still very good for RBCD.  Grab one while they are available.  Merry Christmas!
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rune_skov
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Happy holidays to all of you.
I would like to establish that I was taking about the lifespan of a single model, (for how long we at Gryphon normally keep a model in production), and not about the actual lifetime of a product. Hopefully the lifetime of a product should be way more than 10 years. Wishing all of you Happy Holidays and all the best for 2020 and thanks a lot for raising an interesting topic here at the forum.

With kind regards,
Rune Skov
grossman616
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Yes
phd
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A local hifi dealer who has been in business since the 1940's and still going strong told me that when it comes to Dacs, CD players that you should buy new because of the advancing technology. The exception of course are preamps and amplifiers as many of you know they have not advanced that much since the early nineties plus some of the older units are built better and sound excellent. I do have an older CD player from the early nineties and I have kept it because it works good with zero problems and sounds dynamic but I think I could do better with a brand new unit.
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