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Folky singer-songwriters don't need too many watts ;)

Thank you - yes, I've reached out to him but since Holburn have since come back, I'll wait and see what they conclude before trying Rega directly again.

I did yes, particularly in the days where the unreliability started (which ended up as a permanent fault), since I was moving it and its connected devices around trying to diagnose what was going on. They were warm too - it never felt to me as though heat should be an issue at the...

The Brio was driving 2 different sets of speakers (I upgraded these in the middle of owning the Brio). First pair was the Mordaunt Short Mezzo 1 (4-8 ohms, quite easy to drive) 2nd pair was Dali Oberon 3 (6 ohm) It didn't seem to struggle with either, and didn't get hot - it remained warm to...

Yes I suppose it's possible. It was kept on a shelf in what used to be the fireplace. There was nothing on top of it, so it had space to breathe above. The doors to the shelves were vented so I'd never experienced things overheating in there before. I did always consider heat and checked...

Yes it is a shame. Have been reading a bit about Sansui and it does sound as though their power amplifiers were very highly regarded. The R series looks to sell quite cheaply and as the above poster says, they seem less desirable. The sound from the R5 and its speakers was warm: remember The...

On the plus side, the Sansui lasted the family 15 years and was still working when I last saw it! It was starting to make a godawful noise for a couple of seconds when switched on though. From what I remember, the Sony kept working great for about 12 years, then the CD tray started to become...

Thanks for the advice. I've since heard back from Holburn again and in their defence, it does sound as though they were offering the ebay purchaser a new amplifier as a replacement, so what I was told was not 100% correct. They're offering to do the same for me. However I'm keen to either...

My dad passed away in March. For some reason, I was led to look into the HiFi equipment he owned while I was growing up. In the 80s he owned a Sansui R-5. It looked beautiful, here's a video of it: View: https://youtu.be/6TR9N5G-0xc I wonder if it was as good as it looked? The wattage...

Hi everyone, Just a very short introduction and top 3 from the past 12 months (lifetime is too difficult): 1. Bless The Weather - John Martyn 2. Maggot Brain - Funkadelic 3. Heart Food - Judee Sill

Apologies in advance for resurrecting a really, really old thread. But I don't know where else to turn. I've had the EXACT same problems as the previous poster on here. The Brio falls silent. You can power it on, but no inputs appear. I already returned it once, to Holburn in Glasgow (who...