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I am really sorry to hear about your expereince Dokter Doug, but am glad to hear that the sound was good when it did work. I have the 205 changer (which I bought new) and have had no problems with it. My dealer who sells MAC said they have gotten many 205's back with problems. If you get your 861 back and decide to stick with it, or if you keep having problems, do let us know. It is disheartnening to hear of such problems with MAC gear and I hope it is not a symptom of larger problems at MCINTOSH LABS.

My McIntosh dealer said that only early 205s and C2200s had problems. Other than that, they never get any back and the sell a lot. I think Dokter Doug simply has bad luck! Hope that changes eventually.

Bleh...gave up on McIntosh and purchased a LINN SC. Works like a charm and sounds great. Anyone wanting to know more about my impressions of this universal disc player PM me and let me know. Thus far I'm very happy with it.

Doug

Dokter_doug: What ended up being the problem? Did you get to spend enough time with the 861 to develop a sense of its sonic characteristics? thanks

Dokter Doug - How long have you had the Linn? Maybe it hasn't had time to break down yet. ;) Glad to hear it has already charmed you though.