Nearly two years ago my beloved Naim CDS1 player stopped reading CDs. I brought it to my local Naim dealer and it was sent to a local technician, who declared that the transport was bad that it was unlikely that a replacement could be found. I searched around and found this to be true.
I called a few electronic repair shops and even contacted Naim repair and got the same diagnosis. I posted on many forums, including this one for help. Here's my post here and the reply from Stephen Sank:
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/digital-source/203280-need-help-my-naim-cds1-player.html
By this time I was resigned to my CDS1 being merely a doorstop and was reluctant to ship it away based on a forum post. Now fast forward to a month ago.... I remembered my conversation with Stephen Sank and decided to take a risk and ship it and the CDSPS to him in Tucson, Arizona.
http://www.thuntek.net/~bk11/home.htm
Well, my Naim CDS1 is now playing in the background as I write this. It's back and repaired thanks to him. Apparently, the problem was merely a focus offset adjustment. While it was there I had him replace and upgrade all the caps and it sounds far better than it ever did.
I can't thank him enough for fixing a piece of stereo gear that I assumed was beyond repair and irreplaceable to me. My CDS1 is back in the Quadraspire rack with my other Naim gear and I have a big smile on my face.
I called a few electronic repair shops and even contacted Naim repair and got the same diagnosis. I posted on many forums, including this one for help. Here's my post here and the reply from Stephen Sank:
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/digital-source/203280-need-help-my-naim-cds1-player.html
By this time I was resigned to my CDS1 being merely a doorstop and was reluctant to ship it away based on a forum post. Now fast forward to a month ago.... I remembered my conversation with Stephen Sank and decided to take a risk and ship it and the CDSPS to him in Tucson, Arizona.
http://www.thuntek.net/~bk11/home.htm
Well, my Naim CDS1 is now playing in the background as I write this. It's back and repaired thanks to him. Apparently, the problem was merely a focus offset adjustment. While it was there I had him replace and upgrade all the caps and it sounds far better than it ever did.
I can't thank him enough for fixing a piece of stereo gear that I assumed was beyond repair and irreplaceable to me. My CDS1 is back in the Quadraspire rack with my other Naim gear and I have a big smile on my face.