I owned two Sony MDS-JA30ES minidisc-recorders after each other and I have had the very same problems, with both the decks: it often hesitates during play and sometimes makes mistakes during recording.
I think it is a structural problem with the design of the machine, because more people I know have the same problems with this machine. And the fact that thes problems occured on both the decks I owned, is clear to me.
However, it is not a mechanical problem: I replaced the laser-unit on one of the two, but the problems still did occur.
I also won a Sony MDS-JA30ES minidisc-recorder and I have the same problem(s). The deck often refuses to play discs and sometimes it hesitates during play
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