I have to agree with Akg ca: we cannot lump ARCAM into unreliable status over a series of receivers. The AVR250-350 units were built immediately after the EU enacted RoHS standards in 2006. eliminating lead from solder, from which a great many products were built horribly. ARCAM's previous AV receivers; the AVR100 and AVR200 were built with leaded solder and are still regarded as reliable tanks all these years later.
Industry wide electronics reliability was so vastly compromised by eliminating lead in solder that both the Aviation and Medical industries were granted exemptions from enforcement at first!!!
I was an ARCAM Authorized Service Center back then and we had the best service billable year EVER in the history of my employer thanks to RoHS and all the piss poor manufacturing that was coming in the door from both Pro and Consumer electronics brand regardless of country of origin.
ARCAM is and always was, truly committed to good sound and it was unfortunate that RoHS nearly killed them. I love my ARCAM DV88 dvd player for its sonics, it's still the best CD player I have ever owned
Industry wide electronics reliability was so vastly compromised by eliminating lead in solder that both the Aviation and Medical industries were granted exemptions from enforcement at first!!!
I was an ARCAM Authorized Service Center back then and we had the best service billable year EVER in the history of my employer thanks to RoHS and all the piss poor manufacturing that was coming in the door from both Pro and Consumer electronics brand regardless of country of origin.
ARCAM is and always was, truly committed to good sound and it was unfortunate that RoHS nearly killed them. I love my ARCAM DV88 dvd player for its sonics, it's still the best CD player I have ever owned