Jeffrey,
i went all the way up to the Erato II - Muse,s top player, and it sounded terrific. I believe Kevin used typical DVD drives in his players so you may have some luck if you take a few pictures and send them to folks who repair disc players.
I sold my disc stuff years ago and moved to computer then server-based sources. If I were to continue spinning my discs, I would purchase a good transport to go with any one of the better DACs out there today.
Through my two Muse equipment upgrades, Kevin was mostly a crabby guy that was not very good at answering or returning phone calls, but the man sure made good-sounding digital gear. My Erato II made Ayre’s top player at the time sound electronic and fatiguing (yes, I owned them both at the same time and compared them head-to-head). Unfortunately, Kevin’s vision of DVD winning the disc wars never materialized (partly because of Sony and their SACD) and, eventually of course, they all lost out to computers.
i went all the way up to the Erato II - Muse,s top player, and it sounded terrific. I believe Kevin used typical DVD drives in his players so you may have some luck if you take a few pictures and send them to folks who repair disc players.
I sold my disc stuff years ago and moved to computer then server-based sources. If I were to continue spinning my discs, I would purchase a good transport to go with any one of the better DACs out there today.
Through my two Muse equipment upgrades, Kevin was mostly a crabby guy that was not very good at answering or returning phone calls, but the man sure made good-sounding digital gear. My Erato II made Ayre’s top player at the time sound electronic and fatiguing (yes, I owned them both at the same time and compared them head-to-head). Unfortunately, Kevin’s vision of DVD winning the disc wars never materialized (partly because of Sony and their SACD) and, eventually of course, they all lost out to computers.