That is a bummer. When that happens to me, the worst part is that I go from a level of high excitement to a state of depression -- I'd rather the cheap Best Buy stuff not work since I'm never as excited about it to begin with. Hang in there! When you finally get the equipment to work, it'll be worthwhile! -- provided you don't get any ground loop hums or other problems ;-) Ain't this a fun hobby???
Boy, am I bummed.
I bought a brand new Music Hall Maverick SACD player. I finally got it opened and installed into my new office and it will not play a single SACD; it will only play in Redbook CD layer format. What's more: it makes a very loud white noise whooshing sound when it it put into SACD format. Don't they test these things when they leave the building? Now I have to go thru the hassle of packing it up and shipping it back (UPS paperwork, hassle, phone calls, return authorization, etc.). Yeah, I know everything needs to be serviced and repaired from time to time but BRAND NEW??
Why is that you can buy and $149 piece of equipment from Best Buy, where they just throw it around the loading dock, and you bring it home, plug it in, and it works just fine---but a brand new piece of audiophile gear that I happily paid a lot of money for and whammo, gotcha!
I don't care how good it is supposed to sound; it sure doesn't sound good now.
First impressions are lasting impressions.
Why is that you can buy and $149 piece of equipment from Best Buy, where they just throw it around the loading dock, and you bring it home, plug it in, and it works just fine---but a brand new piece of audiophile gear that I happily paid a lot of money for and whammo, gotcha!
I don't care how good it is supposed to sound; it sure doesn't sound good now.
First impressions are lasting impressions.
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