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40th Anniversary Pre Amp and Repair History

I’d like to hear from anyone that’s using the Audio Research 40th Anniversary Pre Amp or anyone that has owned that unit in the past.  Did you experience any repairs with your unit?  I’ve had mine repaired twice in the last year.  It’s a bit frustrating.  Yeah, the unit is 9 years old but still it’s a quality, high cost piece that should last 20 or thirty years no problem.  Have you owned or do you own this piece?  Any problems with repairs?
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stickman451 OP
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I get mixed reviews on this topic. Some people tell me that they’ve owned AR for years and never experienced a single problem; others tell me they’ve had numerous issues.  
This thread is not about bashing AR or any other audio company.  More curious to hear from actual 40th Anniversary Pre owners.  This particular unit is built large, more like a small amplifier than a typical preamp.  Wonder if AR is pushing their preamp design to the “max” and as a result making it more prone to failure and breakdowns.
stickman451 OP
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Some cars are “lemons”, they’re just poor designs that constantly breakdown and/or are ridiculously unsafe.

The primary purpose of this discussion is to poll other 40th Anniversary users/owners to see if they’ve had similar problems with that piece.

if a piece of gear goes into the shop, and is “repaired”, and then three months later it’s having the exact same issue, that’s a problem!
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