Recent content by Mr Morph

Probably the most sensible post I've read in a long time... I was down at my aunts the other day, and she was complaining that her transistor radio was faulty (a plastic Philips type). It didn't take long to work out that she had inserted the batteries the wrong way round? Once fixed, the...

To be honest it could be any number of things... Haven't got my laser list to hand, but from memory I think the mechanism is a linear tracking Sony (probably a KSS 213). Unplug from the mains, and take the hood off. Take a look at the tracking shafts that the laser sled travels along. Quite...

Wouldn’t class the XB930 as ‘Old’… but this is… About to enter its 26th year of operation, and making ‘extended warranties’ look pointless. It cost me a pretty penny back in 1988, but after 25 years it works out at a rather reasonable £1.83p per month. Still looks fantastic, and operates...

Then Snobs obviously miss some of the best transports in the world? Congrats on your purchase RS, if it's anything like mine, it will be a complete and total pleasure to use!

Wait a minute, this is all making sense now!!! Your wife saw a ghostly pilot, and your CD player just ‘ejected’… Subtle clue that… It may have followed you home mate…

It’s probably something like the micro switch release built into the loading mech. I think the transport in your Arcam is a Sony, and if that is typical of the usual Sony plastic affair, the vibration from the transport can cause the ‘load out’ circuit to trigger momentarily, and thus it ejects...

Pretty much, there is no way that it was anything to do with the lens, as this would cause skipping all over the place. What usually happens is that after a period of time the old grease dries out and becomes tacky causing dry spots on the laser travel mech. This in turn causes the laser...

Nope, your player just sounds as though it needs a good service. Typically the problem you are talking about is mechanical, and is caused by the tracking failing to advance, which is why it does the best it can and resets itself to an earlier track. At least, that’s my best guess without...

Oh dear, then it does look like the amp. Might be worth twisting the interconnects between your source and amp to make sure they are making proper contact, but in all probability if it was a cable problem you'd hear nothing out of that channel. One last thing that comes to mind is plugging...

Easy way to find out, swap the speakers over and see if you have the same problem through the same channel. Can't believe you've had such bad luck...

Shame, I figured you had nothing to lose by giving it a try. And don’t be too hard on Philips, they have made some great stuff in their time, 18 years for a player isn’t bad going. You’ll be doing well to find another that equals that performance. Of the new players you mention, I’d give the...

If all it’s doing is skipping there is nothing wrong with the laser at all! Skipping occurs for one of a few reasons. Either a bit of animal fur has got caught in the optics, in which case remove the obstacle. Or… CD players use some old fashioned stuff called ‘grease’ to lubricate the...

That’s got to be one of the shortest honeymoon’s with a CDP I’ve heard of on this site. If you got the Saturn, you’d probably want something better? I agree with Chebby, and speaking from experience I always think when you put a mix and match system together it takes a fair bit of time for the...

This thread is making me a smile! My one is also of the cheapo variety, and got me looking on the reverse side of the strip, where it blatantly says, ‘Manufactured by Conpower’… Somehow ironic against some of the alternatives I think?

Crikey, if you think your components don’t match, you should see mine! At least yours has a minimalist theme… Mine is more like a comedy of what I felt like at the time… ha,ha,ha… And thanks for the better pic, it certainly suits your ‘Dinosaur’ tendencies. Can’t say I’m having a ‘classical’...