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Hegel H160 and longevity

I had bought a Hegel in 2018 and recently had crackling noises in one of the channel. Had to send it over to the dealer who had mentioned that he had seen these issues across H160/H190 and seem to recur after few years again. He had also mentioned that there was an SMD that was replaced. However, if it happens again it would be difficult to replace the SMD and recommended that I upgrade the amp before it goes bad again in order to save myself from an entire motherboard replacement which is as expensive as getting a new amp entirely. Was curious if more hegel owners had similar issues for an amp costing 3.5K going bad in less than 5 years for less than moderate amount of usage is kind of baffling.

pkolakkar3

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pkolakkar3 OP
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yes authorized dealer ofcourse as mentioned on the Hegel's page.

pkolakkar3 OP
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I did contact Hegel as well directly and they had mentioned that they have not heard of this issue. I did see a post on hegel's fb page where someone else had mentioned of a similar issue. the explanation that i was given was that since it's an SMD chip its hard to solder and doesnt have much space up on the circuit board that we can resolder again. I absolutely love the amp but just petrified after they had mentioned that it might happen again in a span of another 3 years or so and hence petrified. 

pkolakkar3 OP
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@jjss49  :) i agree just that i had bought it new for 3500 bucks almost double the price...also i remmeber digging them used back then in 2018 but couldnt find them. 
@61falcon @doni and all thanks for the assurance guys ...makes me feel bit better honestly.

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