Great, thanks! I'm torn between buying yet another spare, or saving for something like an XA5400EX...

... which may sound a bit better, and has HDMI and the like. Or go budget with an Oppo 83 blu-ray.

I've got a backup Yamaha S1800 so I won't go through withdrawals. It's more than a bit shy of the Sony in sound quality, though.
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Topic - I just replaced the optical pickup KHM-230AAA in my Sony SCD-XA777ES - Metralla 21:59:42 06/14/09 (12)

RE: I just replaced the optical pickup KHM-230AAA in my Sony SCD-XA777ES - Homeros 07:44:37 06/23/09 (1)

That's a bummer - Metralla 13:30:01 06/23/09 (0)

Solder Blob removed, transport unit works in my SA 8260 - stvnharr 18:29:39 06/21/09 (2)

Thanks for posting back - Metralla 14:35:34 06/22/09 (1)

RE: Thanks for posting back - stvnharr 22:04:27 06/22/09 (0)

RE: I just replaced the optical pickup KHM-230AAA in my Sony SCD-XA777ES - stvnharr 18:43:49 06/16/09 (2)

Solder Blob - yep, a 2 second job to remove - Metralla 20:49:18 06/16/09 (1)

RE: Solder Blob - yep, a 2 second job to remove - stvnharr 04:31:11 06/17/09 (0)

The part: there are two, a -03 and -09. Anyone know the difference? - Jim Stoneburner 19:45:17 06/15/09 (1)

I'm interested in this too. The second one is a later version. But who knows. - Michi 23:35:58 06/15/09 (0)

Great, thanks! I'm torn between buying yet another spare, or saving for something like an XA5400EX... - Jim Stoneburner 06/15/0919:42:49 06/15/09 (0)

Side view of the solder bridge on the KHM-230AAA pickup - Metralla 22:14:15 06/14/09 (0)

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Great, thanks! I'm torn between buying yet another spare, or saving for something like an XA5400EX... - Jim Stoneburner 06/15/0919:42:49 06/15/09 (0)

Great, thanks! I'm torn between buying yet another spare, or saving for something like an XA5400EX...

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