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Post by MartinT on Feb 15, 2017 23:24:31 GMT
About 11 years old.
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Post by julesd68 on Feb 15, 2017 23:27:29 GMT
Not exactly vintage then - very frustrating...
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Post by julesd68 on Feb 15, 2017 23:35:21 GMT
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Post by MartinT on Feb 16, 2017 9:43:16 GMT
I'm in contact with Trackdown Treasures at the moment. You can't proceed to checkout with any of the three listed.
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Post by MartinT on Feb 16, 2017 9:45:37 GMT
Not exactly vintage then - very frustrating... I've used it a lot, pretty much every day of those 11 years. Some 8,000 hours of running. |
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Post by MikeMusic on Feb 16, 2017 14:12:12 GMT
I am so happy my Rega Isis has a lifetime guarantee with 2 spare mechs held at Rega
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Post by julesd68 on Feb 16, 2017 14:14:18 GMT
Can't argue with that Mike, and a damn fine machine. I believe Naim are also pretty good in keeping good stocks of spares...
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Post by MikeMusic on Feb 16, 2017 14:21:19 GMT
One of the reasons I left Naim was because I heard some models did not have any spares left
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Post by MartinT on Feb 16, 2017 22:22:42 GMT
Ayre were stockpiling until a couple of years ago. I guess they must have replaced a lot of mechs.
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Post by Clive on Feb 16, 2017 23:08:47 GMT
It's a b*gg*r for you Martin. I expect you'll find a spare and good luck with your quest.
It's a sign of the times....throw away technology. Don't give up on radical alteratives though. I didn't think I'd be able to put together a files based setup with redbook which trounces both my record decks. I'm still in shock.
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Post by MartinT on Feb 17, 2017 6:53:49 GMT
Good news - I persuaded a US Amazon trader to ship to the UK. A used Pioneer DV-45A now ordered! Let's hope the drive mechanism transplant is straightforward.
As for radical alternatives, I was considering a high end multi-format Blu-ray player (something like a Pioneer BDP-LX88) as transport feeding the Caiman SEG DAC. This would be slightly sub-optimal for SACD (probably transcoded for S/PDIF) but I know the Caiman well and it's very nearly at the performance level of the Ayre.
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Post by MikeMusic on Feb 17, 2017 11:17:55 GMT
Get a Rega Isis - you know you want to  |
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Post by MartinT on Feb 17, 2017 11:24:42 GMT
Big problem: it doesn't play any of my hi-res formats!
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Post by Mr Whippy on Feb 17, 2017 13:47:03 GMT
Good news - I persuaded a US Amazon trader to ship to the UK. A used Pioneer DV-45A now ordered! Let's hope the drive mechanism transplant is straightforward. Just don't do what I did after Christmas. I was intending to transpose a laser from a Technics SL-P111 to a SL-P1200. Removed the cover, clamp, front panel, transport screws and connectors from the 111. Pulled ------ and forgot about the laser ribbon cable. Result. Cable still connected to board, snapped, while the transport was in my hands. Couldn't believe I could have been so stupid to forget about it. |
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Post by MartinT on Feb 17, 2017 14:47:38 GMT
Oh no! I bet that was a  moment! |
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Post by MartinT on Feb 20, 2017 8:36:14 GMT
The Pioneer DV-45A 'donor' machine is shipping. Seems a shame to be stripping it down for the transport, but if it rejuvenates the Ayre then I'll be well pleased.  |
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Post by MikeMusic on Feb 20, 2017 8:58:16 GMT
Shame as you say but if you cannot buy a transport it has to be
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Post by MartinT on Mar 12, 2017 12:11:52 GMT
The transplant is under way. More later...
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Post by ChrisB on Mar 12, 2017 12:15:39 GMT
Good luck with it!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2017 14:12:44 GMT
Hopefully it brings the Ayre back to life.
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