Bluenote Reliability

I had many issues with my Stibbert. I replaced it with a Raysonic 168, added cryoed NOS tubes from tubeman and Herbie Tube coolers. One of my audio friends said the Raysonic sounds even better. So far it's been very reliable. Alas, I did give rup be ability to listen to DADs and DVD-As

Thanks for the responses guys, i appreciate it. You basically confirmed what i was thinking. Italian gear always sounds good
but is rarely reliable. I have had too many problems lately and am not willing to have an unreliable product no matter how good it sounds.Ah well. On goes the search i guess.

Stick with something with a track record and service center in the USA. Look at Naim.

Have to disagree about the Italian stuff, at least from my experience. I have owned three Lector CDP 7TL's and the Zoe, and all have operated flawlessly. I also owned the Stibbert and, regardless of what HP says, I like my CDP 7TL MkIII better, and to me it seemed the Lector was built better, but that's just my opinion and may partially be based on the top-loading transport of the Lector compared to the Stibbert's drawer.

I had a Lector CDP 7 Mk II. The Stibbert blew it away here. The Raysonic betters them both and is a top loader