It can be worth having upgrades installed, not sure if their are classe specialists or not but I would seek others who have had similar work performed. Might check with Benny at Amina.
My Classe CP700 preamp needs service
Hi all. My Classe CP700 needs service. It doesn't sound too bad however; It needs to go back to Canada. I'm wondering before I send it out if I could benefit from a stateside service center or not. The preamp wants to shut off after maybe 20 minutes of operation. It turns right back on so I don't know what the issue is. I've heard horror stories about some upgrade companies. It seems logical for the factory to look at it. Besides the cost of sending it to Canada, can I benefit from an outside technician who is passionate about equipment? I suspect that big companies like Classe may simply repair to back to factory spec WITHOUT considering upgrades that could be good. Thoughts? Thank you. Joe