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eslai · 05-26-2005, 11:25 PM

I had a CD-400 in my Eclipse. It broke after a few months--started playing very erratically.

I had been warned by my friends that Nakamichis are fragile, that they are known to break. But I figured that after the reorganization of the company, maybe they'd learned their lessons. So I never had a CD-45z but when the CD-400 was released I was all excited and bought it. I like the look of the Nakamichis a lot.

The real kicker with Nakamichi is that if you don't buy through one of their authorized dealers, they won't take the unit for warranty service. I had to try to track down the eBay seller that sold it to me and get warranty service through him.

So, personally, I would recommend against Nakamichi. I doubt they'd hold up well in any sports car.

05-26-2005, 11:25 PM	#2
eslai Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,052	I had a CD-400 in my Eclipse. It broke after a few months--started playing very erratically. I had been warned by my friends that Nakamichis are fragile, that they are known to break. But I figured that after the reorganization of the company, maybe they'd learned their lessons. So I never had a CD-45z but when the CD-400 was released I was all excited and bought it. I like the look of the Nakamichis a lot. The real kicker with Nakamichi is that if you don't buy through one of their authorized dealers, they won't take the unit for warranty service. I had to try to track down the eBay seller that sold it to me and get warranty service through him. So, personally, I would recommend against Nakamichi. I doubt they'd hold up well in any sports car.