Before you go replace the CD mechanism, can you be more specific in what is the sequence of operations when you encounter the pause? There is an inherent delay in accessing the CD from another CD position, and waiting for the CD to spin up. Is this when selecting a new CD for play or between tracks of the current CD?

Thanks but the BS5 was already set to NO for this setting. One other symptom of the problem is that spinning the volume ring on the BS5 does not change the blue circle on the screen. It should track as the volume is adjusted. One other thing I had not mentioned but might be a clue is that I was able to add N.MUSIC to my Beo4 remote but not N.AUDIO.

I just connected a new BeoSound/Master 5 to an existing BeoSound 9000. The BeoSound retains control (physical connection) of the speakers. The problem I am experiencing is that both N.MUSIC and N.RADIO both function so far as the BeoSound goes, but on the speakers the green light glows but no sound comes through. Is this an issue with the Master Link

I also went the self-installation route. A couple of things I learned: 1. The password on the BS5 by default is Upper Case. When you supply the password from the PC side after installing BeoPlayer the case must match the password set on the BS5. 2. I had to reinstall the BeoPlayer software to have another chance at supplying the BM5 password.