Hi All
I have scored an old Meridian 808 Signature Reference CD player which is not working ( 1st type – no inputs on back allowing use like a preamp like on later models)
Dumpster dive find….. (the things some people junk – but then there may have been a good reason!)
Unsurprisingly it doesn’t totally work
Problems are as follows –
a)
Display not legible at all--- just a faint even green glow- and only after pushing one of the control buttons
b) Disk not reading- drive is a dsl710- which appears to have a reputation for poor reliability- I have replaced the laser with one from ebay – but no joy at all there – new ones seem to command lots of $ and may not have correct firmware….
What I have done :
I figure if I cant get it to read disks then the display issue may not be looked into…..so disk drive issues first.
The original drive is a DVD Rom-IDE connector type
I installed a generic IDE DVD RW drive—yes it responds to all buttons on front panel😊
It has audio output😊
Cd output is on both RCA and XLR sockets
CD audio output has scratchy sounds -0 whether it be music or constant signal tones – I have uploaded sample of the noise it makes)
Interestingly I inserted the DVD “Hell Freezes over” by the Eagles
Audio output from that dvd seems fine – no scratchy sounds!
I have reseated connectors on the drive
Any ideas to fix the audio problem and possibly move on to the display ?????
Any suggestions or comments gratefully received
Many thanks in advance
George
I have scored an old Meridian 808 Signature Reference CD player which is not working ( 1st type – no inputs on back allowing use like a preamp like on later models)
Dumpster dive find….. (the things some people junk – but then there may have been a good reason!)
Unsurprisingly it doesn’t totally work
Problems are as follows –
a)
Display not legible at all--- just a faint even green glow- and only after pushing one of the control buttons
b) Disk not reading- drive is a dsl710- which appears to have a reputation for poor reliability- I have replaced the laser with one from ebay – but no joy at all there – new ones seem to command lots of $ and may not have correct firmware….
What I have done :
I figure if I cant get it to read disks then the display issue may not be looked into…..so disk drive issues first.
The original drive is a DVD Rom-IDE connector type
I installed a generic IDE DVD RW drive—yes it responds to all buttons on front panel😊
It has audio output😊
Cd output is on both RCA and XLR sockets
CD audio output has scratchy sounds -0 whether it be music or constant signal tones – I have uploaded sample of the noise it makes)
Interestingly I inserted the DVD “Hell Freezes over” by the Eagles
Audio output from that dvd seems fine – no scratchy sounds!
I have reseated connectors on the drive
Any ideas to fix the audio problem and possibly move on to the display ?????
Any suggestions or comments gratefully received
Many thanks in advance
George