Upgrade or repair Museatex products


I have a Museatex Bidat and CD transport which I have owned for 15 years. Seems to have a couple of issues. First, it seems to take a while for the CD to begin playing, generally about 2 minutes when first turned on. Second, it sometimes skips when playing a CD. Any thoughts on having these repaired and what it would cost? I've read some good things on this forum about John _____? and his repairs/updates of these products. I was wondering if this would resolve. Alternatively, should I consider just getting a new transport and DAC?
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I'm another John Wright upgraded Museatex owner (Bitstream & CDD). Last time I checked with him(1-2 years ago), he did not have any more parts to service the Museatex cd players. Instead, he recommended a used Theta Pearl as a low-cost alternative.

Obviously, there are much better transports available, but he felt the Pearl would not hold back their DAC's.