$125 · Technics SL-P8 CD Player 1984 - Needs Work

For sale is a very cool early CD player. This one is interesting as it has a pitch control to speed up or slow down your CD, and it allows you to see the CD spin through the little window. It works but skips or loops occasionally, especially near the end of the disc, and has trouble reading some longer CDs. What I’ve done so far: -recapped servo board -cleaned laser lens -cleaned and re-greased laser rails -cleaned disk tray mechanisms I’m pretty sure all it needs is a new laser transport belt as the original was in bad shape. I put one in that doesn’t quite fit which improved things but it’s still not perfect. I just don’t have the time to track one down at the moment. Here are some specs from hifiengine.com: Disc format: CD Digital converter: AN6806, 16 bit linear CD Mechanism: SRLP007N01A Frequency response: 4Hz to 20kHz Dynamic range: 96dB Signal to Noise Ratio: 96dB Channel separation: 90dB Total harmonic distortion: 0.003% Line output: 2V Dimensions: 430 x 451 x 88mm Weight: 6.1kg Accessories: remote control