Any ideas?? ARC CD 3 doesn't work

So Far NOT looking good! Tech has just been looking and has been unable to find a cause to the failure. He has not removed anything at all and we agreed that if by Monday he doesn't find the root cause that it's going off to Audio Research. He did offer that it may have been caused by a voltage fluctuation at the outlet. At this point I have a commitment to get a Shunyata Venom Defender to protect it. Right now I am so strapped that the fear of restoring it from ARC worries me but, I'll keep you informed of what might have happen as I get a definitive answer.

Remind me .. is your tech an ARC authorized service guy? If he is, he should be in contact with Chris Osanna, who is the main repair guy at ARC who works with the authorized techs.

Even if your guy is not an approved service tech, maybe Chris will still work with him anyway.

Lastly, given what you've described, I wouldn't be surprised if the fix is simple and inexpensive.

It is my belief that no he is not an authorized ARC tech but has worked on most all of the high end componets in the market place and he is about the only one in the area that is trusted enough to do any repairs. He has contacted ARC a couple of times but, they have been very protective (understandably. Monday is almost here but my gut tells me that it will go back to ARC (as I should have done) and as soon as I find out what happen I'll post here. Thank you Bifwynne for your vote of confidence that the fix could be more simple than the fears I have.

Last suggestion. Don't know where you live. But you may get a speedier and less expensive turn-a-round of you deal with an ARC Service Center tech. You can call ARC and ask where the nearest authorized tech is located. If not too far away, shipping might even be a little cheaper. If this makes sense, call Kal or Chris at ARC and I'm sure they will send you to the right place.

P.S. I live in the Philly area. There's a tech near me who makes house calls. Believe me ... when he comes over to check this or that with my amp, it saves me a heck of a lot of schlepping a 75+ pound monster up a flight of steps, packing it in a 15 pound box and then taking it to FedEx.

Well, the CD 3 is off to ARC to find out what's wrong. My local tech couldn't locate what was wrong but was very gracious and did not charge me a cent for his efforts in doing so. I'll post the diagnosis when I get it and I'll be ordering the Venom Defender to protect it for when it come home to stay. Here's hoping it nothing serious.