groberton:Now it's time to purchase and I am looking to go for a 6XPd only so I can use the CD transport I have (Sony CDP-X3000ES) for reliability and error free disc reading coupled with the Cyrus DAC and amp to give me the sound I am after.
In that case, I'd recommend to give Cyrus SE CD players a miss, keep the Sony player you have or look to another manufacturer, because Cyrus are proving incapable of rectifying the issues with the SE CD platform. The issues would appear to be a fundamental design flaw, whether it be component quality, hardware design or software. It wouldn't surprise me if Cyrus soon drop the CD player from their product line-up.
This thread is turning a lot of people away from Cyrus and I think they need to do two things. One is get this sorted out (£1000 plus CD players that do not read discs is a serous issue - not just a minor flaw)
Agreed. Though it's been several years since the introduction of their SE CD players and the same issues still exist, not just with the product itself, but with the way Cyrus are handling it.
My REPAIRED and UPGRADED unit lasted a couple of days before COMPLETE FAILURE. Every disc is spat out with a Disc Error.
Just HOW is it possible for Cyrus to take in a unit for repair, and the unit get back to the user, with the same fault, which worsens within a couple of plays of a disc to a complete failure - the unit, I assume, having passed through test procedures prior to return? It's shocking that it should happen once, but several times as in my case?
Come on What Hi-Fi, you need to take a serious look into this again. This clearly IS NOT an isolated incident. I've had SIX UNITS, every single one of which has had problems or failed! And Cyrus fail to deal with it in a proper manner. This is evidenced by dozens of similar stories here at What Hi-Fi forums.