In the last week, I have noticed that when the drawer is closed, it is no longer aligned to the rest of the front panel, and is recessed by three or four millimeters. The sound quality is unaffected by this, but I am still wondering if something is adrift inside the box causing the drawer mechanism to have shifted slightly.
I took my CDX to Edinburgh last week as some of you will know, but I ensured that the transit lock was in place before it was packed in the box on both the outward and return journeys, as well as between TC's house and Sybil's.
Indeed, TC himself commented on the care I took with unpacking and packing the player.
Does anyone have any idea as to what may have happened?
Regards,
Steve.
The proof of the pudding...
Posted on: 28 February 2002 by JohnS
...inside the CDX. When my dealer installed mine he took the case off and adjusted the closure 'thing' so that the front of the disc drawer was flush with the case when closed. He said it is not material, it is just an end-stop (and switch) to allow the electronics to 'know' that its safe to spin up the disc.
Or.. trade it in for a CDS-II. 
-John
Posted on: 01 March 2002 by garyi
This happens, my CD3 used to actually brush the top of the inclsoure and the puck would fall off! A trip to naim sorted it out, they can be adjusted but I don't know how.
Conversly I found that once I had put the transit bolt in the problem would occur, so from then on I would only put the transit bolt in enough so as the drawer wouldn't come ondone (which is all it is there for), and not screw it in tight so the drawer touched the top of the enclosure.
Posted on: 01 March 2002 by Rico
simple. Don't use the drawer to swing. If you're that way inclined, you can use the internet or buy a magazine. Use your CDX drawer to load disks. Easy.
What is it that robbie tosser said - sing when your swinging? And they call that music. 
Rico - SM/Mullet Audio
[This message was edited by Rico on FRIDAY 01 March 2002 at 11:47.]
Posted on: 01 March 2002 by Doug Graham
Underneath the CDX case front middle there is an elongated aperture with an allen bolt clearly visible. This is the bolt that alignes the drawer.
Stephen Toy does simple adjustment. He's happy. The end.
Later
Doug
Posted on: 01 March 2002 by David Dever
This could also be a cracked or misadjusted base on the magnetic cabinet latch used to backstop the tray when closed. This typically happens if too much force has been applied while closing the tray.
Clearly, this is something that your dealer could sort out for you (it only requires removing the lid, a replacement part, and an M3 nut spinner); we replace these when units are sent for other service, though it does not affect sound quality.
Posted on: 03 March 2002 by Boz
My CDX drawer opens and closes very lightly where my brothers CD2 is very stiff with little play.
Has mine become loose through lots of use of is it supposed to be like that ???
Boz
Posted on: 03 March 2002 by David Dever
CD2 (and original CD3) uses a different tray pivot construction (punched S-bracket with matching holes in bracket and bottom of chassis for nylon fittings affixed to tray) which might need a bit of light lubricant (we use a small dab of bearing oil) to stay smooth.
CDX (CD3.5, CD5, later CD3) use a machined post + cylinder arrangement of tighter tolerance, requiring less maintenance (and easier to adjust, especially on CD5 and CDX). This pivot fixing and placement is more repeatable (e.g., when replacing transport or tray board), which makes a technician's job easier.
Posted on: 03 March 2002 by Steve Toy
So maybe I should just stop worrying about it.
Who knows? Maybe that little indentation of the drawer to the rest of the front panel may help with those standing waves! 
Regards,
Steve.
The proof of the pudding...
