Thread: Help me out with Sony DVP-9000ES

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Post by stahlhelm June 16, 2015 (1 of 6)
Hi folks,

I was looking for an excellent but affordable two channel sacd player, and the Sony in the subject came into my range so I got it. It is a wonderful unit heavy like a steam engine, quality build. Sonic performance is top on redbook and also on sacd... but there it comes... the unit has the famous hybrid sacd non-reading problem. Even after I got a laser replaced. It reads sometimes some of my hybrids but this is not satisfying. I gone through the whole internet and forums so far, the calibration from the service menu did not help. I want to save this unit because it is a gem mechanically and sonically as well. Any suggestions? Maybe if you have the same unit and reads hybrids flawless would you be so kind to tell me the values of the EPROM (via private e-mail)? I still believe that after a new laser this is some calibration/focusing issue.

Best regards

Post by onenairb June 16, 2015 (2 of 6)
I would suggest that the new laser has not been aligned and/or configured properly.

Since it is an old unit did Sony do the replacement? If so take it back to them.

Or perhaps bite the bullet and purchase something current like an OPPO which offers so much more functionality and is a superb SACD player for the money.

Good luck.

Post by stahlhelm June 16, 2015 (3 of 6)
I would like to believe as well that this is an alignment issue. But how to fix it? This is the point.
The Sony service did not accept the repair I can understand them. The unit is more than 10 years old they don't have spare parts any more.
Anybody out there with a working unit?

Post by stahlhelm June 19, 2015 (4 of 6)
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Post by goldear June 22, 2015 (5 of 6)
I'm sorry to hear that you have had this problem with this machine. I used to modify these units, and I can tell you, from extensive experience that nothing that I know of fixes these permanently. With many of these 9000s you can install ten new lasers inside a row, and run through every supposed calibration procedure, and only achieve a temporary (as in less than 60 days) improvement with each new laser.

I always changed the lasers inside of these players believing that this would fix them. Unfortunately after enough experience with the new lasers regularly failing, and even the replacements for the replacements failing, I stopped working on these players altogether.

I regularly warn people away from this player nowadays. But nobody ever believes my story. These are great players when they work. Unfortunately Sony DVP-s9000es's which successfully play SACDs are all to rare.

Post by stahlhelm July 9, 2015 (6 of 6)
goldear said:

I'm sorry to hear that you have had this problem with this machine. I used to modify these units, and I can tell you, from extensive experience that nothing that I know of fixes these permanently. With many of these 9000s you can install ten new lasers inside a row, and run through every supposed calibration procedure, and only achieve a temporary (as in less than 60 days) improvement with each new laser.

I always changed the lasers inside of these players believing that this would fix them. Unfortunately after enough experience with the new lasers regularly failing, and even the replacements for the replacements failing, I stopped working on these players altogether.

I regularly warn people away from this player nowadays. But nobody ever believes my story. These are great players when they work. Unfortunately Sony DVP-s9000es's which successfully play SACDs are all to rare.

Thank you for you input what makes me sad. Such a wonderful player an almost impossible to fix! The biggest problem IMHO is that there is no brand new genuine Sony KMH-220AAA laser available any more. Only Chinese crap or refurbished pieces can be found... Or is there a trusted source? Please tell me...

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