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Whatever happened to Ultech

I remember years back of the Ultech 100 CD player that was a hit with Stereophile and some other audiophiles. It seems that the unit had some problems with burning out of displays, but for what I remember it was quite a unit, sonically speaking. They were made in Germany or was the company German. I wonder what happened to this company or this CD player?
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sean
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Like most other "manufacturers", Ultech based their product on the availability of a transport / laser mechanism from another manufacturer. Shortly after their big review and the rise of their commercial success, the manufacturer of the transport / laser mechanism discontinued that model. This left Ultech with a product that they could no longer manufacturer or support. Trying to retro-fit another transport / laser assembly into an existing chassis & circuit design would have taken both time and money that Ultech didn't have to spare, putting them out of business

As a side note, i think that Ultech was an American based company from what i can recall. Sean
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sean
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Didn't know that Ultech was right up in Wheeling. Thanks for posting that Brian. Between you and i, now everyone knows all about a company that doesn't exist anymore : ) Sean
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