I’ve just bought a 2014 Unitilite which doesn’t appear to have had much (if any) use. All appears to be working perfectly, APART from the CD drawer.
It sometimes needs a bit of manual persuasion to eject - it comes out about 1cm and stops but comes out the rest of the way if I give it a little pull. It is a little slow to load CDs but plays perfectly.
I suspect that the issue will be dried up lubrication in the transport mechanism so I was wondering if anyone else has encountered this issue? I’ve worked on plenty of vintage hifi so I’m happy to get in to the workings but I wanted to check if it is a known issue before I get the screwdrivers and light machine oil out!
I would strongly advise you speak to Naim’s service dept. first before doing anything that may make things worse, or even end up requiring a much more costly repair.
This happened a bit on my old unitilite when I had it. I used the remote to shut the door and then reopen and it was OK. It only did it if the CD drawer was not used for a couple of weeks though. After playing a couple of CD’s it was back to being good as gold. I bought mine new in 2016 and it started after about 6 months but never really bothered me that much, perhaps I am too easy going !
Same issue with mine. I hardly play CDs and when I bought it ex-dem my dealer mentioned that it had been fitted with a new mechanism. Lovely unit but perhaps the mechanism isn’t it’s strongest point. Perhaps I’ll get mine fixed one day! Good luck with yours but I agree that it’s best not to open the case and poke around inside - one static discharge and you could be looking at a bigger bill.
Sorry, I should have put this in context. I’ve plenty of experience restoring and dealing in vintage hifi equipment so I’m confident opening up a piece of equipment like this. I’ve worked on reel to reel and cassette decks and some early CD transports.
It is a fairly common fault on the unitilite I think. Mine does it and I just pull the door open to eject cds on the rare ocassion that I play a cd on it rather than stream a ripped CD. I believe the repair often needs a new mechanism and costs around £300 so doesn’t seem worth it to me. If someone does work out a DIY repair I would be interested in finding out about it and possibly undertaking it myself.
I have this problem from new.
I have found that leaving it in standby all the time seems to stop the problem.
If I turn it off the first time I prees the remote to open the drawer it sticks.