Meridian 588 disc error

[0035imhotep]

Good evening,

I have an Meridian 588 CD player that has difficulties in reading disc, (disc error).
The strange part is.....after trying several times it finaly starts working and stays working cd after cd.
Has anybody have any guess wat the problem could be????

Thanks

 

[MTB Vince]

While there are a few Meridian owners here that may ring in with helpful answers, there is a dedicated Meridian enthusiasts forum where you are apt to find more specific and up to date answers to your problem. In fact the principals of several Meridian service/repair businesses are regular participants over there.

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[Addicted to hifi]

Good evening,

I have an Meridian 588 CD player that has difficulties in reading disc, (disc error).
The strange part is.....after trying several times it finaly starts working and stays working cd after cd.
Has anybody have any guess wat the problem could be????

Thanks

Sounds like a faulty lazer or worn out lazer.

 

[MTB Vince]

Sounds like a faulty lazer or worn out lazer.

That is most likely what it is. However the great sounding 588 CD player, like the great 598DP CD/DVD/DVD-A transport, and the G series transports and players all use very obsolete computer DVD-ROM drives. These are now hard to come by. The guys over at the Meridian user's group I already suggested are most likely to know where to obtain relevant replacements and/or repair service.

I was heavily invested in the Meridian "DSP-or-Die" camp for a long stretch and am painfully aware of how difficult some Meridian repair parts became to obtain. I ultimately junked two 598DPs and a 596 for want of compatible replacement DVD drives.

 

[Down Under]

I had a 588 and it would read error if it was a very long CD.
If the disc was more than about 79 minutes it would read error.
Janet Jackson’s The Velvet Rope springs to mind as an example.

 

[Addicted to hifi]

I had a 588 and it would read error if it was a very long CD.
If the disc was more than about 79 minutes it would read error.
Janet Jackson’s The Velvet Rope springs to mind as an example.

The early CD players did have problems with reading anything over 76 minutes.

 

[Addicted to hifi]

My revox b225 has a maximum playing time of a disc at 76 minutes.