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07-08-2012, 03:15 PM
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This will raise some eyebrows; when I first built my Florida theater, I owned five MC501's for about 3 days before upgrading to 1201's.
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07-08-2012, 03:30 PM
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Bel Canto DAC2.
At the time I had a Cambridge Audio 640c v2 CDP and an Oppo 83 BDP. I thought for sure that an external DAC connected to the Opp083 would crush the CA 640c v2 by itself. Wrong. I even tried the Bel Canto on the CA - but in my rig the Bel Canto DAC presented a narrow soundstage - almost 'mono' in presentation. Had it all of 2 weeks.
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07-08-2012, 04:00 PM
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I once had a Parasound JC-2 which lasted for about two weeks but total listening time of about 20hrs. After extended comparison with my Lux C7 pre, I decided the old is gold and the new is out the door.
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07-08-2012, 07:04 PM
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07-08-2012, 08:28 PM
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Emotiva ERC-2 cd player for less than a month. I bought it based on reviews I read. Put it in my system and when I powered it up it went poof. Contacted Emotiva, and told them I would be returning it for a refund. They said no problem and even sent me a pre-paid shipping label.
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07-08-2012, 11:24 PM
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The Adcom GFA-1a was the biggest piece of crap ever owned and couldn't wait to get rid of it! Think I had it for three months. Far from the "greatest fxxxing amplifier" touted in some mags. Its "bridged" design prevented the amps from driving anything but an 8 ohm speaker.
 The GFA-1A constantly overheated and shut down driving my Dollies. Eventually it to a friend who had some Pioneer speakers.
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07-08-2012, 11:59 PM
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---Had a Pioneer receiver once for about 24 hours (VSX-5000 A/V Surround Receiver).
Exchanged it the next day for their flagship receiver; the first ever Dolby Pro Logic receiver (VSX-9300s). Last edited by LordoftheRingsEE; 07-09-2012 at 12:06 AM. Reason: model #
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