So now I'm the proud woner of a pristine CDi
, the only visible defect being that one of the tiny rubber pads on the puck had come off. Nothing that a spot of superglue and rubber tubing can't fix.
System is now :
LP12 etc/CDi/72/Hi/140/EposES14
I'm not overwhelmed with the CDi yet, but on initial listening it is much cleaner, clearer, tighter etc than my old Marantz 75. As the machine has "hardly been used for a long time" I expect that it needs to warm up. So do I leave it on all the time ? I leave the amps on and they generate quite a bit of heat. Not a problem ?
And do I leave the puck off its seat ? If I don't then won't the rubber feet get squashed eventually ?
Wifely coment : "you're all matching now" (CD, 72, HiCap, 140). Nice 
Team
Posted on: 11 June 2001 by woodface
This is the only way it will ever get fully warmed up and perform to it's best. You will also find that it's performance improves massively when you upgrade to an 82.
Posted on: 11 June 2001 by Doug Graham
You really need to request a new "puck" from your dealer as it's not just a matter of a "bit of glue". Each puck has been made with a measured amount and I suspect that if one of the rubbers has come adrift then that rubber is usless. By the way, if the machine has a CDMO4 mechanism then the puck you really need is one with single point contact rubber.
Later
Doug
Posted on: 12 June 2001 by Team Reeves
Thanks for the comments, I'll keep you posted on the warm-up and the puck. Now, on the trail of amplification, a s/h 52 has just arrived in Loot and it's only 2 miles from my house, but I will never be able to sneak that one in now.
Way beyond any budget that I might have had left, anyway.
Team
Posted on: 12 June 2001 by Willem van Gemert
Team,
Once you get the new puck, you can keep it upside down (rubbers up) inside the CD "tray" of your CDI. Thus there will be no pressure on the rubber straps and no dust. Don't forget to remove the puck after each CD played. This gives the rubber straps the opportunity to stretch again and is in my experience THE cure for tracking problems.
Ciao!
Willem
Posted on: 13 June 2001 by Team Reeves
Ian, I've currently got it in a well-made wooden cabinet along with the amps. It seems nicely warmed up now (well, warm at least!) and gave a wonderfully live rendition of U2s "I will Follow" off the recent Sunday Times CD.
Willem, regarding storing the puck upside-down, that's what I had started to do. Thanks.
BTW I intend, in true scientific fashion, to evaluate one-at-a-time variable changes, i.e. let it warm up before changing supports, listening environment, sitting position etc. It is beyond me how people make several changes and then try to figure out what is really important.
Team
