If it's all still working ok - I.e. The mech is working fine then leave well alone. Only service when the mech is failing or it's sounding obviously sick.

Thank you Richard for your feedback!

Yes DAMY79, if it ain't broke, leave well enough alone!

I have a 2008 Mk I, without the digital out.

If I'm not mistaken it was three major changes, I know someone will correct me, but:

1250 VAM~ rubber o rings~2002 model

1202 VAM ~ plastic magnetic cap~ 2005??

Cdx2.2 MK I ~ Digital out~ 2009 model

But DAMY79, the Bell Curve is 9 years, mine went out exactly the 9th year!

Had it serviced this February!

She was skipping, and not cueing properly!

But smooth as silk now!

So Mr. Richard Dane is point on, as usual!

Allante93!

I have little plastic which secures the discs part broken, it shows error sometimes and require carefull placing and couple of trials, will i need to change all transport for a 1 cent plastic? 

Emre, do you mean the little platter, or the clamp?  If the platter, then yes - it's all one replaceable unit. If the transport  mech is coming out, even if it were possible to take it apart and change the platter, it would be better and easier (and possibly cheaper due to the labour) to change the entire mech. If the clamp, then no, just buy a new clamp.

Thanks Richard it is the little platter only, the part that the disc sits in, now it is partially broke but still able to read disks after a little effort, i hope that is can be fixed in Turkey by distributor

almost 10 years and very happy with my cd2x

As a temporary measure it could be worth trying to glue it with plastic glue - the risk being it would need a new mech if it goes badly. 

Ah yes, I had the same thing happen to a CD5i a few years back (1202 mech?), a tiny plastic segment had broken off the main platter or hub?

The CD would sit on the platter uneven or very loosely with a tiny bit of play and it was touch or go if the laser would read the CD or not.  After some thought, I managed to very delicately (using tweezers) to superglue that little segment back (after a couple of 'dry' goes beforehand) and that did the trick.

Of course one might like to get into the habit of placing the puck onto the hub as gently as possible so the magnetic force does not snatch the puck from one's fingers.

The broken plastic segment seems to be a common problem with the players that use that mechanism.  My old CDX2 had it but it did not add much to the off-centre wobble & seemed to play OK.  I promised myself a new mech if a 2nd segment broke,  which would probably make playing impossible.   I did not not check out the price of a new drive myself but heard of something like £250 & that was 2012 (ish)

Allante93 posted:

The Bell Curve is 9 years, mine went out exactly the 9th year!

 

 

Hi,

it's the first time I hear of the existence of a Bell Curve. On the other hand, I know a number of people who have non-Naim CD players that are working fine since 20/25 years. I can only plaude the diligence and sense of time of your CDP!

;-)

M

When I was researching CD Mech mean time before failure rates, it was interesting to see the bell curves - IIRC Philips data showed that apart from a spike in the first year it really began to shoot up around the 5th or 6th year, and they were above the average.  Quite a long gently sloping tail though, which I guess explains all those mechs that are still working day in day out after 30 years or more.  

Max_B posted:

Allante93 posted:

The Bell Curve is 9 years, mine went out exactly the 9th year!

 

 

Hi,

it's the first time I hear of the existence of a Bell Curve.

{On the other hand, I know a number of people who have non-Naim CD players that are working fine since 20/25 years.}

I can only plaude the diligence and sense of time of your CDP!

;-)

M

A new Paradigm, The Analog TT, Digital CDP, and Digital Streaming.

Depending on Music & Mood!

As one Audio Reviewer put it:

There are two components worth owning.

The Best, and very close to the best, for a lot less.

The Cdx2, exemplifies the latter!

Enjoy your music!

Allante93!

PS. Tons of Archived threads on Naim's top CDP, in production, CDX2!

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