Did I sell you a Sherwood amplifier and some Eltax speakers?
because they're out of warranty by now.
( garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Mon 22 May 2023, 13:43, archived)

I have a Cambridge Audio CD player that has just effectively died, the drawer won't open.
It's about 12 years old (hi spanishfly!) so no big deal, do they take those in at the shops for recycling?

Might get another CD player at some point but for non-vinyl listening I just use Sonos speakers.
(THE MONGDADDY Wibble jib-jib!, Mon 22 May 2023, 13:47, archived)

I just don't think anecdotes are my forte.

(THE MONGDADDY Wibble jib-jib!, Mon 22 May 2023, 13:47, archived)

I think all the manufacturers at that time used the same mechanisms
didn't matter if it was a basic Cambridge Audio or a high-end Arcam or something, they had better PSUs and digital-audio converters though.

They can repair it for you if you take it back to Richer Sounds and it probably won't be expensive but if it were me I'd just go on Facebook Marketplace and find someone selling a CD player near me. You can get a pretty nice Sony, Marantz, Denon or something for bugger all.

Helpful consumer advice but not a great anecdote.
( garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Mon 22 May 2023, 13:58, archived)

yeah I had a look for new ones, a Marantz entry-level model was £300 quid or something stupid.
I do have a workaround which is playing the CD through my Xbox, then using my sonos setup to send the sound from the TV to the speakers. But it's a bit of a faff. I'd rather just be able to route a CD player through my mixer.
(THE MONGDADDY Wibble jib-jib!, Mon 22 May 2023, 14:07, archived)

No shortage of them on ebay
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275862143988?epid=57342261&hash=item403aaa43f4:g:Wj0AAOSwyVFkaU3T&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA0LdFv9Fu1ofxxtZXAW%2BPG5S1fNyoYxIkmluaZsA4yUoqGOhCO5mt30JeIMxtEjSkyH7NiRMi%2F87D6AMY2M9rakEo8O%2BaUfhRNTCTnU%2Bb3QDdfYrz1cPi12T3T4sbtI71tfazPKaXIhHnqBZj5MUbAcf2aKpF9Mr9i1PYI05lo%2Bmm2vj%2BGMEl9DvXbePFO9nDaXnO5GAkdFjCQXGsQJXIpGQEiQTDyPeHOq1GHPquUUMWj0XsW12sPjmbkYo8Bco0%2B82yAhK0lAAUqOpwkdvDfGM%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR9zygrqIYg
( garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Mon 22 May 2023, 14:23, archived)

that's the exact model I have, with Raw Power stuck in it :'(

(THE MONGDADDY Wibble jib-jib!, Mon 22 May 2023, 14:26, archived)

have you heard Iggy Pop's own mix of that album?
so much better than Bowie's knobbish version
( Queef Smegwin U r a 🔔🔚, Mon 22 May 2023, 14:37, archived)

dinna hink so

(THE MONGDADDY Wibble jib-jib!, Mon 22 May 2023, 14:40, archived)

none of Bowie's stupid panning and weird levels, it's way better
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUkUc2O6EAk&list=PLdN0RzlWs2AgzPbnUsQQhr_hp6lLoffjY&ab_channel=TheStooges-Topic
( Queef Smegwin U r a 🔔🔚, Mon 22 May 2023, 15:11, archived)

He's dead, you need to let it go.

(THE MONGDADDY Wibble jib-jib!, Mon 22 May 2023, 15:31, archived)

never
actually I do like Space Oddity, it's a very well-written song
( Queef Smegwin U r a 🔔🔚, Mon 22 May 2023, 18:22, archived)

You try too hard Iggy

( mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ, Mon 22 May 2023, 16:02, archived)

long urls, you mean

( mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ, Mon 22 May 2023, 16:00, archived)