I became entranced with an amp and preamp I had read about on various audio websites on the net some many years ago. Both components had received tremendous and rave reviews. Once I had saved the appropriate cash I took the leap and bought the pair. I will not name the audio company.
These components development spurious low level noise and hum problems. After searching deeper into forum websites I had found many other people had very similar issues. I had contacted the main guy from the company and after many months of telling me it was my AC? that was causing the problem, he agreed to look at and fix the issues. Sent the components back to him TWICE over many more months. He never fixed it correctly and was more concerned with selling more of his audio gear to new customers. BTW I had been fixing tactical radios in the US Army for many years and I know my way around cables, transistors, capacitors, and transformers. I suspect this company put very cheap transformers in the gear.
Turns out his stuff was just junk. And he did not want to admit either a design flaw or bad components. I will never believe all the hype and hoopla about any ABC audio manufacturer any longer.
Turns out I lost a great deal of money, since this guy did not want to give a full refund for the gear and when I did buy some other company’s audio components I did NOT experience any hum or noise from my AC or elsewhere..... just superior sound!
Lesson Learned the hard way... I feel your pain.
These components development spurious low level noise and hum problems. After searching deeper into forum websites I had found many other people had very similar issues. I had contacted the main guy from the company and after many months of telling me it was my AC? that was causing the problem, he agreed to look at and fix the issues. Sent the components back to him TWICE over many more months. He never fixed it correctly and was more concerned with selling more of his audio gear to new customers. BTW I had been fixing tactical radios in the US Army for many years and I know my way around cables, transistors, capacitors, and transformers. I suspect this company put very cheap transformers in the gear.
Turns out his stuff was just junk. And he did not want to admit either a design flaw or bad components. I will never believe all the hype and hoopla about any ABC audio manufacturer any longer.
Turns out I lost a great deal of money, since this guy did not want to give a full refund for the gear and when I did buy some other company’s audio components I did NOT experience any hum or noise from my AC or elsewhere..... just superior sound!
Lesson Learned the hard way... I feel your pain.