MF Tri-Vista Lens Identification

[xaudiox]

Hi Guys,

I just want to ask if anybody know the part number/model of the lens of Musical Fidelity Tri-Vista cdp? i cant seems to find the model from the lens itself.. I also dont have the service manual..thanks

[MadMutt]

No other numbers anywhere on the assy ?

Even a number on the spindle motor may help track it down.

Is it faulty, or just wanting to know for future ?

[Mooly]

Panasonic or Pioneer ? Those numbers have that "look" about them.

[xaudiox]

thanks for response guys...

yes the lens is faulty and needed to be replace...I've looked into the whole lens assembly and could'nt find any part number.. thanks

[MadMutt]

Not being rude etc, just curious, what made you come to the decision the laser is faulty ?

More often the table motor goes giving the same sort of problem.

Have a look at http://www.wagner.net.au/catalogue/ and download #3 (I think thats the one) it has a list of laser assemblies, most with pics of the assy.
Maybe with a chunk of luck you might find one that LOOKS the same.
Maybe even one with similar numbers.
Although it might not be the right part, it might help narrow down manufacturer.

[poynton]

What seems to have changed Michaelson's mind was the format's rapid acceptance among audiophiles, the availability of reasonably priced OEM chip and transport sets (the Tri-Vista's transport is from Philips), and the company's belief that it had come up with a way to offer SACD without compromising CD performance. Musical Fidelity boasts that the Tri-Vista's CD performance is actually superior to that of the Nu-Vista 3D. It ought to be: at $6495, the new player costs $2000 more than the 3D. And however good the Tri-Vista is, it is not a universal player: It can't play DVD-Audio discs or output multichannel sound from SACDs.


http://www.stereophile.com/hirezplayers/838/index1.html



Andy

[xaudiox]

wow thanks for the links guys.. i think i've found the part number in the wagnet.net site.. thanks Madnutt..

VAL6011

[MadMutt]

No problems, hope it's the right bit etc.

[georgehifi]

The Trivista was a lemon from the word go, it's transport had a decoder board that was doomed from the first time it was switched on, the more it was played the more corrupted it became until gave out all together, this is all well documented as the Phillips SACD-1000 was also in the same boat, as was the Krell sacd player and one or two others of the same era.
Phillips have stopped all support for this sacd transport and don't even admit it existed, as it was such a lemon it is not repairable, even with a new decoder board instaled, it was just a matter of time before it started to get corrupted again. Even Alex Peychev a wiz with these transports could not stop the rot even with his cap mods to the decoder board.

http://www.aplhifi.com/SACD1000fix.html

Cheers George

[poynton]

I came across this by chance on ebay.

Is it the same part ??

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA:IT&ih=009