Philips/Marantz CD transport locks

herewegoagain · 1st March 2009, 02:17 PM

I 've picked up my bargain Marantz CD50 to give this 1541 thing a try - although the player itself is in exrtremely good nick - it didn't come with transport locks for the old CDM4.

It seems to have survived the journey home on the floor of the car and is playing OK at the moment but I would like to get hold of a pair of locks for it's next and subsequent journeys!

From memory, my old philips players from the 80's had the same sort of locks - I think they were red plastic bayonet fitting things.

So .................... does anyone know a source of these? Anyone have a spare set knocking about? (long shot!)

thanks for any help guys

poynton · 1st March 2009, 03:38 PM

You will have better luck looking for Rocking Horse manure !!!

I have many CDPs and 1 set of locks.

Good luck.
Andy

herewegoagain · 1st March 2009, 03:52 PM

Yeah - I figured as such!!

Damned annoying - esp. since there is actually a storage point for them on the underside of the player!! ......................... no more than 3 inches from where they would have been removed from !!! -

musicomputer · 1st March 2009, 06:19 PM

I don't think you're missing out on much... even with the transport "locked" the swing arm is free to move about and hit the end stops.

I've had many Philips/Marantz players shipped to me - all without the locks - and have never had any damage to the cdm mechanism.

herewegoagain · 1st March 2009, 07:43 PM

Quote:

[i]... even with the transport "locked" the swing arm is free to move about and hit the end stops.
[/B]

really? - oh well in that case!!

I just always assumed that the swing arm would be the part that was 'locked' !!! - if the arm isn't - then what is? - the whole suspended mech perhaps?

UV101 · 2nd March 2009, 11:26 PM

Was that player the buy it now for £15 on ebay the other day?

I missed it!!!

I too have a CDM1 transport but no locks, not that I've looked much but I've never seen them.

herewegoagain · 3rd March 2009, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by UV101
Was that player the buy it now for £15 on ebay the other day?

I missed it!!!

yep it was indeed the £15 one ............ immaculate ...........and just down the road! - nice.

UV101 · 3rd March 2009, 07:12 AM

Fair play, I don't think the seller can a had much of an idea about its potential!!

Are you considering any mods?

Ian

1st March 2009, 02:17 PM	#1
herewegoagain diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2009	Philips/Marantz CD transport locks I 've picked up my bargain Marantz CD50 to give this 1541 thing a try - although the player itself is in exrtremely good nick - it didn't come with transport locks for the old CDM4. It seems to have survived the journey home on the floor of the car and is playing OK at the moment but I would like to get hold of a pair of locks for it's next and subsequent journeys! From memory, my old philips players from the 80's had the same sort of locks - I think they were red plastic bayonet fitting things. So .................... does anyone know a source of these? Anyone have a spare set knocking about? (long shot!) thanks for any help guys

1st March 2009, 03:38 PM	#2
poynton Magneto the Gravity Man diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A life on the ocean waves when I'm not at home in N. Wales (but I'm not Welsh so no sheep jokes!)	You will have better luck looking for Rocking Horse manure !!! I have many CDPs and 1 set of locks. Good luck. Andy __________________ If it ain't broke, break it !! Then fix it again. It's called DIY !

1st March 2009, 06:19 PM	#4
musicomputer diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Manchester, England	I don't think you're missing out on much... even with the transport "locked" the swing arm is free to move about and hit the end stops. I've had many Philips/Marantz players shipped to me - all without the locks - and have never had any damage to the cdm mechanism. __________________ pure, perfect sound - forever

2nd March 2009, 11:26 PM	#6
UV101 diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Oxford	Was that player the buy it now for £15 on ebay the other day? I missed it!!! I too have a CDM1 transport but no locks, not that I've looked much but I've never seen them. __________________ When Bitstream came out, I thought, “my God, what are we going to do...?” Ken Ishiwata http://www.hifisounds.co.uk Restek Fantasy, Audio Aero Capitole MKII, Focal and Kimber "Leave Nothing as Standard"

3rd March 2009, 07:12 AM	#8
UV101 diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Oxford	Fair play, I don't think the seller can a had much of an idea about its potential!! Are you considering any mods? Ian __________________ When Bitstream came out, I thought, “my God, what are we going to do...?” Ken Ishiwata http://www.hifisounds.co.uk Restek Fantasy, Audio Aero Capitole MKII, Focal and Kimber "Leave Nothing as Standard"


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1st March 2009, 03:52 PM	#3
herewegoagain diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2009	Yeah - I figured as such!! Damned annoying - esp. since there is actually a storage point for them on the underside of the player!! ......................... no more than 3 inches from where they would have been removed from !!! -

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