Micromega CD players? Any reliable models?

Hi, i have a Trio Drive and some CD's are skipping - always thought due to extended recording time, which is beyond the original Red Book Standard.

 

I would love to try the lube if that would help...

 

I have used a micromega stage 2 player for about eight years now and was astounded by the richness,clarity ,3-d sound stage,and sheer musicality(and still am),anyway micromega used the wrong type of lubricant on the transport,which dries out and causes tracking and no doubt reliability problems.All you have to do is clean off all the dried up lube then re-lubricate with something suitable,problem solved .So if you see one do not hesitate,you know what to do!

If you like the "sound" of Micromega (I do) why not get one of their used dacs? There have been some problems with some of the Stage players and I think the only remaining places that will service Micromega are in Canada or France. While I have never owned any of their players and transports, I have had 2 of their dacs for years with no problems at all.

THE GOLDMUND META RESEARCH WHICH ARE MICROMEGA BASED UNITS ARE SUPERB.NO PROBLEMS!

I HAVE OWNED THE MICROMEGA DUO TRANPORT AND MICROMEGA SOLO CD PLAYER AND BOTH HAVE REFUSED TO PLAY CERTAIN CD'S.

FUNNY THING IS THAT BOTH UNITS REFUSED TO PLAY EXACTLY THE SAME CD'S.

The Solo, Duo, Duo cd3, and the Trio, were all reliable (as far as I know). Certain Stages needed some kind of mod (factory supplied) & worked OK after... I had a Trio for some time; the transport was, indeed, excellent (& yes, the Trio was the basis for the Goldmund).

I own a Stage 6, which I purchased as an ex-demo unit some 5 years ago in UK. Within a few months, it started giving tracking problems and, being under factory warranty, was sent back to the factory in France to have the transport replaced free of charge.
Though occasionally it continues its quirks and fails to read discs I like it a lot and, with the arrival of my Capitole II, am using it in my second system.
Very smooth and detailed sound. The transport is the best part of it. At times, I use it with the Capitole DAC in my main system.

The DUO PRO line is definitely more reliable and better sounding. If I'm not mistaken Micromega were the subcontractor of the highly acclaimed Goldmun META LASER transports.

I think the Audio Aero is a great choice. I bought Mark Levinson #36 DAC and #37 transport. I had the 380 pre amp. Part of it is ergonomics--they do work very well together. I'm still more prone to vinyl for critical listening sessions.

Rives. I too,had a Micromega Stage 2. Just curious to what you upgraded to. I'm waiting on an Audio Aero Prima.
Thanks in advance. warren

I had one. I did not have a problem with the power supply, but did have a problem with the transport. The problem was the grease used on the rails for the laser. It gummed up over time. I removed the grease and replaced it with a teflon lubricant, since that time I never had any problems with the unit. This was a stage 2, and at the time I think it was a great sounding unit, particularly for the price.