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ARC M300 MKII call for help
I am very moved and appreciative of all of your very helpful and informed responses and suggestions. I have a few feelers out using some of the sources you have indicated, including sending pictures of the area affected.  My wife commented on the ... 
ARC M300 MKII call for help
Just spoke to High End Audio Repair in Brooklyn. They also do not repair the M300’s anymore, siting their weight as the determining factor. Bummer.  
ARC M300 MKII call for help
Greg Christensen was the responding repair team tech. He still had a record of a 2016 servicing of one of the mono blocks. Thanks for the suggestions. I will pursue and report back. Here is the correspondence from ARC. Dear Scott Summary: I see ... 
Looks like PS Audio has a hit on their hands with the new speaker
I inquired about the FR30's being at AXPONA in an email to PS Audio last week. Sadly, they will not be there. I am on the waiting list for a pair, after waiting a year for Salon2's. Evidently Revel/Harmon/Samsung cannot tear their attention away f... 
Warning for Revel lovers
Thank you all for the "revel"ations and insights. I guess I may have dodged a mahogany veneered bullet. Sure helps to interface with others and gain new insights on a changing high end hi-fi landscape. I have wonderful memories of listening to Rev... 
Warning for Revel lovers
I’m sure Bob Carver and Mark Levinson would also agree.  
Warning for Revel lovers
So true.  
Warning for Revel lovers
Another issue with Revel. I wanted to replace an upper mid driver a few years back; they were not available as NOS. Planned obsolescence? I had to cannibalize an ultima center channel. The main reason for replacing the Salons is the tweeters, whic... 
Warning for Revel lovers
Thanks for the feedback. This is what is extraordinary about our hobby. I am definitely a glutton for punishment when it comes to purchasing items that are very hard to explain to most people, but I have reasons for picking the FR30’s. Paul, at PS... 
Need spindle motor replacement for Sony SCD 777ES.
I am sincerely sorry for not getting back to this thread and thanking you all for your very helpful responses. I am going to investigate cleaning and lubricating the motor as a possibility. I have already had the laser assembly replaced. After att...