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McIntosh MCD205: Noise issues?

I just took ownership of a used MCD205 and am surprised at the amount of disc noise emanating from the player while a disk is playing. It sounds sort of like crickets at night, and I can hear it from 8 feet away between passages.

I realize the 201 has had problems in this area, but my research on the changer models led me to believe they were built using totally different mechanical components, and I found no mention of play noise in regard to the MCD205.

Can any 205 owners (past or present) comment?
Did I get what would be considered a "normal for Mac" unit? My cheapo $100 garage use Marantz player can't be heard unless I get within 6 inches of it.
yakbob
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theo
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I would say that something is definitly wrong. First I would pop the cover and determine if anything has come in contact with the transport. If you determine that it is free from any foriegn objects in there. Then I would contact McIntosh and get a RMA# and send it back to them.
I can't speak as to how they will handle it, but I had an experience years ago with an MSD4 and it cost me shipping costs to get it them. They fixed it for free and shipped it back in a new box. They may not be as generous with you depending on the issue, but they will fix it.
yakbob OP
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Thanks Theo. I'm actually considering sending this one back since it does come with a 2 week guarantee, and I paid what the market would consider "full price".
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theo
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If you have that option, I would recommend that.
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