Refurbished vs New

I have had great luck with fully authorized factory refurbs - actually many were never used ...

Call the dealer, feel them out, buy if comfortable. They will tell you if it's a return to them, or a refurb they procured from the US distributor, etc. If you want the product and you are comfortable with the dealer, buy it.....

factory refurb should include factory warranty

I have had one bad experience with a Marantz DVD changer which I bought factory refurb. I bought from an authorized dealer. It was evidently a lemon, it failed within the first week of receiving it. It would just shut off and not turn on, which I assume is the reason it was refurbished in the first place. I sent it back to Marantz and after waiting a few weeks to get it back, it failed again for the same issue, again within about 2 weeks. I ended up just giving it away to someone, just wasn’t worth the trouble anymore. I won’t buy refurb again but maybe you will have better luck.
Mike

Arnoland, I have purchased many Arcam products in the past and have liked the way they sounded but did not like the way they all broke down over a couple of years, especially the digital ones. I would suggest you purchase an Oppo player.