look at used high end stuff too sometimes you can find good deals.
I got my Sony ES 5500 on ebay used for about 200 dollars.
It basically has every feature I could possibly want out of a retro/modern AV setup it just took forever to find something that ticked all my boxes. lol
Astro is turbo easy. I used to rotate mine once or more per month.
Litterally drop a blanket on the floor undo the front cover and screws as people have said lay it on its back stand over the cab. Lift turn drop and done. Change the bezel orientation, hen put everything elese back in reverse done.
my cyber lead only has like 4000 plays on it (according to the coin counter for w/e thats actually worth lol) and its super minty if you need a paint sample. My control panels purple seems to be unfaded
I have had an idea about just getting 3d models made for the sides and just getting them CNC cut out of wood or some other materials lol painting it and calling it a day. This would be like in a worst case scenario of damage. It would be way cheaper than custom low volume molded plastic...
Observations:
Namco ND-1 Game PCB left factory with some defects where the audio amplifier is interfering with the RGB Amplifier. This causes contrast issues due to power being starved from the chip and distortions. The effects are variable depending on the speakers connected, audio volume...
Okay I have completely documented and compared the 3 boards I have.
The mod solution seems to be fairly simple in execution so I will work to test my findings.
Then ND-1 owners can upgrade their PCB's to have cleaner power delivery for their boards RGB AMP.
Revisiting this a litle. I got a second ND1 PCB that has the capacitor added to it already im gonna compare the boards behaviours and then make a reproduction mod board if I can.