SONY KSS-152A vs.Toshiba TOPH7833 (TOPH-7833) - which is more reliable ?

tiefbassuebertr · 03:48 PM

About
Looking for Laser Unit for Kenwood DP-X9010
and
Sony KSS-152 Replacement
is already to read several informations.

From SONY's KSS-152A itself exist two different versions and additional there are three compatible optical pick up's:
1) Toshiba TOPH7833 (TOPH-7833)
2) Samsung SOH-OT3 (SOHOT3)
3) Olympus/Mitsubishi TAOHS-MR (TAOHSMR) or TAOHS-BR (TAOHSBR - no images available)
used in ONKYO DX-150 - go to
Onkyo DX-150 zum Leben erwecken ., Hifi-Klassiker - HIFI-FORUM
and also in follow models:
KENWOOD DP-990SG 2 x PCM56P-K – SM5804D Kenwood J91-0341-05 / TAOHS-
KENWOOD DP-1100SG 2 x PCM56P-K – SM5804D Kenwood J91-0341-05 / TAOHS-

No 2) and 3) are hard to find, but both TOPH7833 and KSS152A are not hard to find parts.
Now an important question:
Which of both brands should be preferred?

BTW - follow CD player components used KSS152A (TOPH7833)
AHG-Electronic-Online-Store
Sony KSS-152A Optical Pick-up KSS152A CD Laser Lens KSS152

AIWA DX99OA KSS-152A
AIWA DXD1A KSS-152A
BLAUPUNKT CP2690 KSS-152A
BLAUPUNKT CP2900 KSS-152A
BLAUPUNKT CP2990 KSS-152A
Braun CD2 CD2/3 CD4/2 CD5 KSS152A
Denon DCD1400-600-800 KSS152A
Dual CH1100 KSS152A
GRUNDIG DP47 KSS-152A
GRUNDIG DP660SG KSS-152A
GRUNDIG DP8020 KSS-152A
GRUNDIG DP87 KSS-152A
GRUNDIG L1000D KSS-152
KENW000 CD160 KSS-152A
KENW000 DP47 KSS-152A
KENW000 DP660SG KSS-152A
KENW000 DP8020 KSS-152A
KENW000 DP87 KSS-152A
LUXMAN D007 KSS152A
LUXMAN DOl KSS152A
LUXMAN D100 KSS152A
LUXMAN D1050 KSS152A
LUXMAN D113 KSS152A
LUXMAN D113D KSS152A
LUXMAN D115 KSS152A
LUXMAN D117 KSS152A
LUXMAN DZ111 KSS152A
LUXMAN DZ112 KSS152A
MULTITECH CD15O KSS-152A
MULTITECH MD15O KSS-152A
Nakamichi CDP-2, 2A, 2E, OMS-20 KSS-152A
ONKYO DX15O KSS-152A
ONKYO DX6470 KSS-152A
ONKYO DX6520 KSS-152A
ONKYO DX6530 KSS-152A
ONKYO DX6540 KSS-152A
ONKYO DX6630 KSS-152A
ONKYO DX6640 KSS-152A
ONKYO DXM50 KSS-152A
SANSUI CDX7O1 KSS-152A
SANSUI CDX711 KSS-152A
SCHNEIDER CDM40 KSS-152A
SCHNEIDER CDM40-1 KSS-152A
SCHNEIDER CDP74O1 KSS-152A
SCHNEIDER CDP7402 KSS-152A
SCHNEIDER CDP7501 KSS-152A
SCHNEIDER CDP7502 KSS-152A
SCHNEIDER CV9O-4 KSS-152A
SCHNEIDER CV9O-5 KSS-152A
SCHNEIDER CV9OS KSS-152A
YOKO 4200 KSS-152A
YOKO F-4200 KSS-152A
YOKO F92 KSS-152A

stephensank · 27th December 2011, 01:12 AM

I had the misfortune of doing Luxman warranty service when they were owned by Alpine, and can tell you that the laser used in most of their players at that time, which I am pretty darn sure was the Toshiba, were monstrously unreliable. Can't count how many I replaced in just a 3 or 4 year period. Later they changed to the KSS152, but most of the Lux models listed as KSS152 actually started out with the Toshiba, and either got 152's in warranty service or were later production. Can't recall ever seeing the Olympus version anywhere.

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27th December 2011, 01:12 AM	#2
stephensank diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2006	I had the misfortune of doing Luxman warranty service when they were owned by Alpine, and can tell you that the laser used in most of their players at that time, which I am pretty darn sure was the Toshiba, were monstrously unreliable. Can't count how many I replaced in just a 3 or 4 year period. Later they changed to the KSS152, but most of the Lux models listed as KSS152 actually started out with the Toshiba, and either got 152's in warranty service or were later production. Can't recall ever seeing the Olympus version anywhere.

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