Marantz CD-7

[D.A.R.R.Y.L.]

I own a CD-7 now for a year or two.
Never heard any better player than this.
BUT, I modified it with a TentLabs clock upgrade with seperate power supply.
What a difference! Detail and soundstage become so much more real. Especially on classical reocrdings.

I have one major issue, being the transport.
I find it to be a bit noisy and selective on bad cd's.

Now for the million dollar quetsion: which other players could serve as transport donor, when my cd-7 decides to throw in the towel?
I know it is a special version of the VAM1252. But this can't be bought from Marantz as a spare part anymore.
Are there other players which can serve as a donor?
Like using the Philips 304 CDM1 as spare part for your CD-94.

Thanks and kind regards,
A Marantz lover from Holland