Reliability of HiFi gear: rant ahoy

[Al ears]

thought this was a HIFI Thread 🙈not Mobiles !

Quite so.
Back to the thread please guys.....

 

[daveh75]

What do the TLA and FLA mean?

Mobile Network Operator & Mobile Virtual Network Operator

 

[npxavar]

The 3.5m jack in my 3 years old DragonFly Red doesn't contact one channel well anymore. The warranty was 1 year, but still. Paying 200€ for a usb device with just stereo output, should mean absolutely reliable connector for said output.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

The 3.5m jack in my 3 years old DragonFly Red doesn't contact one channel well anymore. The warranty was 1 year, but still. Paying 200€ for a usb device with just stereo output, should mean absolutely reliable connector for said output.

Doesn't help that a lot of such stuff is sealed and, to all intents and purposes, unrepairable.

 

[nopiano]

The 3.5m jack in my 3 years old DragonFly Red doesn't contact one channel well anymore. The warranty was 1 year, but still. Paying 200€ for a usb device with just stereo output, should mean absolutely reliable connector for said output.

Have you tried a spot of switch cleaner on the plug, and some repeated insertion and removal?