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Hi! Thanks for the reply, Jim. The power-on clicking is normal and I believe it was there before. Now that you mentioned a mechanical reason I remembered that once the tray didn't stay open. When eject was pressed it stayed open for a brief moment and then it automatically closed. If I recall right I fixed this by pushing the tray manually to its closed position. There was also some plastic grating. But that was like a year ago. Once the disc is inside (also when powering up) there is no clicking.

Yeah, I was kind of suspecting this too but I haven't been using Harmony for several days now. The video was recorded with the original remote control and the clicking is there for almost a week. The Harmony was used with other devices while the MD deck was turned off. Since @philippeb has the same symptoms and doesn't have an universal remote the digital circuitry is a more plausible cause. For now. I tried plugging the device off fhe electrical network too and there were no changes. Is there any chance that you contact Mr. Jim and let him now about this debate?

And it just started out of nowhere? No changes have been made? Here is the video I promised: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcOG0emO2Ko Thank you too for the input. In the matter of fact, I recently did use the coaxial input which has probably never beed used before. Maybe the clicking occured at that event. I didn't change anything else except buying (and programming) the Harmony universal remote. However, I tried to disconnect some digital sources but there was no change at all. My primary preamp is pure analog so the quality analog section makes sense. I'm also using the deck as a DAC so there's another reason for keeping up with the hiend standards. I'm hoping too Jim Hoggarth will comment this thread!

Yeah? 5 or 6 clicks? When did it start? I might record a video for better understanding.

Hi all. I`m aware this question might sound a little weird but I have been a satisfied MD user for a long time and altough I`m paying my components a lot of attention I have never in many years of usage noticed clicking coming out from my JA333ES when turning the power on. And since I`m almost positive that this clicking wasn`t there before I`m asking the owners about this. So, here`s the procedure with my device: First click is audible when you power the device. Of that I`m aware of. After that there are two more clicks, right one next to another. Normal too. Then within 6 or 7 seconds the sign "No disc" appears and two or three short clicks are audible at the same time. What's with the clicking in your cases? By the way, sometimes I'm thinking about replacing the 333ES with the 555ES. Any first hand experience? I`m aware that the 555 is build more solidly as it weights 5 kilos more than the 333. Have there been any sound comparisons made? Thanks!

Thanks for your input. The deck I'm using (JA333ES) supports Type-R only. I might try the SPDIF out - the deck is also connected to SDP-EP9ES sound processor which has digital inputs but I doubt that there will be an improvement. I still believe for a decent sound stereo mode is neccessary. LP4 may sound good on some systems ... but I would use it for dialogs only.

Since this post is talking about Type-R quality, I'm rather dissapointed by the quality of LP4 recordings. I'm using the normal mode since my first deck (bought back in 1994) and have no intension using anything else but the other day I did a little comparison and LP4 simply doesn't sound clean.