Recently my CD player has started to produce a quieter and fractured sound from the left channel, right is unaffected. This happens when using speakers or headphones (in cd player itself or amp). I don't listen to CDs very often but I've a large collection I'm not wiling to abandon yet so my question is, on as low a budget as possible, repair or replace? Is a new budget player going to sound like a massive step down? Is a player I picked up for peanuts worth spending money to save?