Audio aero capitole mk2 need help repairing

Dear: guys

The chinfa is no longer made, it has been discontinued, but you could buy it from relec uk, they still have them in stock. Guys, some says the ayon cd5 is a serious contender to aero, any opinion?

Dear: peter

Thanks for the info, i managed to get one, repair is on its way. Thanks guys..

guys, its been a while since I finally managed to get the chinfa KAM3005. I put it in the storage for a while (almost a year now) waiting for the perfect time to replace it. Just recently I had a leisure time to open the Capitole mk2 lid thinking to replace the dc module, but ..viola, I did not see any CHINFA there inside the capitole..

Oops, anyone knows or have opinion where is this Chinfa located in the gut of this CDP please?.. Thanks alot Guys..

Regards
JP

Dear: My respected fellow Audiogoners..

And My great respect for Mr. Peter, The president of PBN Audio..who had sent me a detailed and helpful upgrade guide regarding this issue which I initiated. My thank You, is beyond words I could express for His kindness and generosity.

I sent out my Capitole to a knowledgeable repair man in my country and passed him all the information which I had obtained from Mr. Peter thoroughly..(because he was not sure of how to do this in the first place, given there was no available exact match of module in the market)

With the knowledge in hand, The Repair man was dare to conduct the procedure, he initially did some checks before the procedure, and found that the AC/DC module was actually working well with no issue..

However, He suspected out that it was the dirty voltage and unstable - voltage drop issue which is very common in my country that caused the shutting down problem. He suggested me to try adding an automatic voltage stabiliser before my furutech conditioner. I took on His advise and ....now my AA has come back to live...

No more shutting down issue while playing, everything works as day one when I purchased the unit...

Thank you Mr. Peter for your generosity and kindness, I would like to wish you success.. always.. God Bless You Sir.

Best Regards
Jonathan

And also By the way...

I still insist, and think that Audio Aero is still better than the Ayon..if you compare them A to B in real life situation given softwares are universally chosen and various genres are played..

But I guess, my appology for Ayon fans, may be it was just my taste that is "too Analogue"..

But Ayon is really a serious contender to the AA..in dollar to performance ratio..

Thank you..

Dear Perryg

I am very sure that there is a voltage regulator problem in your area, as mine was doing the same, try hook up an avr and see how the avr says about your power line..(if you mentioned, this has been the problem since the unit was brand new).. or I am very sure Mr. Peter is able to help you.. :)

Dear jafant

Mine is perfectly in good Shape now, after I installed an AVR to stabilise the voltage. Another thing, i once forgot to switch it off after a listening session and it had been at stand by mode (no disc display ) for almost 4 days, i just found out That I did not shut it off at the end of my last listening session, just when i was about to listen to it again. Then, I Quickly turned it off and was afraid that it may had been spoiled ( the top chasis was sizling hot). However, on the contrary, since that occurrence, my AA has Never shut off by itself.

I am not a tech Kind of person, and i may not Know the correlation between the 4days burning method and how it is now back to normal again, or May be it is the AVR which Solved the problem, but i thought I just Share With everyone what i really experience..

Anyway, Thanks alot for all responses and enthusiasm on this topic...

Have a good weekend..everyone..

Best regards
Jon