Kudos to Audio Research

The more reason to pick a quality manufacturer. I have email Krell for help on a amplifier and no response. Writing is on the wall there in my book, hunting for AR's as we speak.

I am happy that you had no problems with your CJ. I am just stating the facts. I received the new CJ's and right out of the box I had a failure. I am just stating that their protection is not great if you do have a problem. I had to send the amp back and did not get it back for one month. Several parts on the board were fried. The other amps I mentioned did not take out any parts when a tube failed.

I never had problems with Krell's service when dealing with Patrick. He always reply promptly whether it was an email or phone.

I had 3 different Krell amps and never a problem but cd player was another story.

In a year, multiple trips for repairs and 4 replacement units, finally I got an unit to work long enough where I can sell it. The problem is the Philip transport and it's a known problem. I guess priority is performance and not reliability.