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RE: Laser life

CD player laser life from around this era (late 90s to early naughties)was typically quoted as circa.10,000 hours. However what I don't know is if that is to zero output. If so a laser would cease to have sufficient power to read discs well before this point was reached especially those designed for hybrid SACD.

BTW, the only transports that I have had that needed laser replacement were from the Sony 333/555/777 ES series (all use basically the same device).


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