Reviews of Attainable Hi-Fi & Home-Theater Equipment


Reviews of Attainable Hi-Fi & Home-Theater Equipment


To Doug Schneider,

I think I know the answer to this, but I’ll ask the question anyway. I have an old Philips CD player from the ‘80s and, from what I can tell, the laser has quit working. The disc still spins, though. Is it worth trying to repair?

Larry M.

I don’t know which player you have, but I can’t imagine anything of that age being special enough to keep going. So, in my opinion, it’s not worth fixing. Besides, there’s also a good chance that it’s not even reparable at all -- parts for players that old are often next to impossible to find. Time to shop for a replacement. . . . Doug Schneider