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ARCAM AVR600 Reliability Issues


I'm considering the purchase of an ARCAM AVR600 but have read a lot of older posts on various forums about reliability/operational issues with it - weird noises from the speakers, the unit freezes up, random volume changes, etc.

Has anyone had similar experiences? Have the more recent firmware updates addressed these issues?

The sound of the ARCAM blew me away but I don't want to invest in a piece that's going to drive us crazy. I'm also considering the Integra 80.3 and the NAD T187 to use with my existing power amps. Any thoughts on those units in comparison to the ARCAM?
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richardfinegold
196 posts
 
Jeez Cayman I would have thrown the towel in after a 3rd defective unit, at most.
For 6 grand not only should it work flawlessly but the dealer should come to your dwelling to ensure that it does.
f1a
196 posts
 
The sound is truly superb.

Mine does the pops too but only on the DVD input (from an OPPO BDP-83), and only when a DVD is first booted up in the start-up menu, in which case I merely hit Mute till the audio codec displays on the Arcam.

Mine has the latest firmware but not the 3D board.
brenzo
1 posts
 
I am on my second AVR 600 and dealing with the same POPs followed by the unit shutting down and then starting again. Have to send this one back as well. I am so frustrated by the situation...I really want to use the product...but this is unacceptable for 6k.
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akg_ca
1,033 posts
 
see ARCAM partial buyback

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?bhome&1324311378b

sounds like this was another case in a long line of the buggy Chi-Fi kit that was kayboshed by Arcam
bluesnbike1954
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I recently put my Arcam Avr 600 in my system--purchased it about two years ago, but was in process of moving and assembling new system--something is wrong when I change channels on the video and the unit needs to transition from 2.0 to 5.1---no audio-------I then need to grab remote, and change from analog to digital to get audio.
does ANYONE have any idea what is going on, and or a fix? Not sure what to do---thoughts? thanks-
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