Linn CD-Player Karik

Hallo Volker,

diese Linn History-Liste sollte Dir helfen:

http://home.coqui.net/vicdiaz/linnhist.htm#karik

Aber Vorsicht! Linn scheint Probleme mit der Ersatzteilversorgung zu haben! Je nach Karik-Modell sind der "Laser" oder "Laser Tray" angeblich nicht mehr lieferbar. Siehe hierzu den Bericht aus einem inofiziellen Linn-Forum, den ich ans Ende dieser Nachricht angehängt habe. Quelle:

http://forums.delphiforums.com/n/main.asp?webtag=linnproducts&nav=start

Positiv bleibt hinzuzufügen, dass Linn angeblich Geräte, die betroffen sind, bei Kauf eines aktuellen CD-Players (Genki,Ikemi) zu einem Fixpreis in Zahlung nimmt.

Alles natürlich ohne Gewähr...
Da ich diese Infos aus anderen Foren übernommen habe, empfehle ich Dir, evtl. Kontakt mit Linn Deutschland aufzunehmen, falls Du ganz sicher gehen willst.

Weitere inoffiziele Linn-Foren findest Du hier:

http://de.groups.yahoo.com/group/linnhighendforum/

oder hier:

http://www.topica.com/lists/linn/read

Gruß

Klaus

Hier der Bericht:

Hello again,
I found some more information. I took it from the other forum and it is similar to the info I got from Linn when I contacted them. Beware, it is rather long but I thought it might be of interest for you:
Karik & Mimik – Some spares now unavailable

Our stock of certain replacement parts – some laser trays & lasers – has now been exhausted (details below). The Linn purchasing team have
devoted a considerable amount of time, since the discontinuation of
these laser models by the manufacturer, in an attempt to source the
parts but have found that they are unavailable for purchase worldwide.

I am sure you will appreciate that this situation is entirely beyond our control and is a result of changes affecting the consumer electronics industry in general. At Linn, we take great pride in the longevity of our products and in our service backup. Service
support for products 10 - 20 (and more) years old is highly unusual in this business but is not uncommon for Linn and therefore this situation is one that, while beyond our control, is also disappointing to us.

Linn will continue to support these products in every other way and the issue affects only failures requiring laser or laser-tray replacement. Also, in order to demonstrate our commitment to existing customers, anyone affected by this issue will be offered a guaranteed trade-in price for their Karik or Mimik against the purchase of an Ikemi or Genki. If you have a product that you think may be affected, please contact the staff at Linn Service for advice, who can also advise on the trade-in pricing.

Information – laser trays & lasers

The laser tray is the small platform that supports and guides the laser & drives the disc. It contains the disc motor (which spins the disc), the sled motor (which drives the laser), the guide rods (which hold & guide the laser) and associated wiring and mechanical parts. The lasers can be replaced on the laser tray; hence the two parts are mentioned as separate entities in this instance. The motors on the tray have been known to fail on occasion.

Karik / Mimik models & parts affected:

Kariks < s/n: 12999 Lasers & laser trays unavailable Linn part no: MCP 584
Kariks > s/n: 13000 Laser trays unavailable. Lasers available Linn part no: MCP 812