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Reliability of Dan D'Agostino equipment

I'm considering a purchase of one of the D'Agostino preamps, and eventually, an amplifier.  I have learned from hard experience that high end brands, that should be bulletproof and reliable, and often anything but.  

What is the experience of folks on the forum with regards to D'Agostino?  

How often have you encountered problems?  

Have the problems occurred within the three year warranty or out of warranty?  

How long do repairs take, since if you place an order for a new item, the delay is three to six months for shipping?

Many thanks in advance for any responses.

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brunomarcs
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I've noticed a few post that start out as 'reliability of' recently there is one on a Rogue. I think you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who encounters problems with a 40,000 Dan D'Agonstino anything. From what I understand they're some of the best gear in the world, They'd have to stand behind their name. I also wasn't aware that they were originally Krell? 

grislybutter
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the question that keeps me up at night too: when will it break :)

Seriously, your best bet may be to ask the owners who put them up for sale. I see them on usaudiomart, ebay and here.

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tomcy6
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I also wasn't aware that they were originally Krell? 

Dan owned Krell, I think, sold it, became unhappy with the direction of Krell and started D'Agostino.  They have always been two separate companies.

I had the budget D'Agostino amp, the Classic.  It worked fine for the guy who sold it to me, worked fine for me driving my Martin Logans, never so much as a hiccup, and I haven't heard of any problems from the guy I sold it to.  That's all I can tell you about the brand's reliability.

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