Cambridge Audio Product Reliability

Had a Cambridge SS receiver and a tuner. Both developed problems. Have their phono preamp with no issues thus far. Their DAC magic was high on my list, did not want to chance it.

A lot of other brands to choose from, for myself CA won't be one of them.

My DACMagic and 640p phono pre have worked fine so far for years (both have upgraded power supplies...no clue if that makes any difference in longevity)...but after this thread I'll be keeping my eye on 'em...sneaky little bastards...they sit there and sound great until one day they BETRAY ME...damn...another thing to worry about...

I have a Cambridge Audio Azur 640C CDP, and after about 3 years the tray developed an intermittent (now constant) hitch that keeps it from loading properly unless you "help" it along, and not always even then. Luckily it's working this moment, feeding into an Audio-GD DAC and playing Wayne Shorter's newest, but I figure it'll be toast soon enough.

I've owned a 640 CD for several years and have had no issues.

Cambridge sells PILES of stuff so you have to wonder what percentage of it breaks...more than other large volume manufacturers? Less? Hard to say, although I'm guilty of being in the camp of avoiding things where people have complained about reliability (human nature I suppose)...Peachtree is a good example of that as some complaints reared up in a thread here. I talked to somebody at Audio Advisor about Cambridge DACs (wondered if the new DAC could use my power supply, "not yet" was the answer) and the guy told me the original DACMagic was their biggest selling item EVER. I wondered how many items that might have been, and now wonder where they went and are the owners happy with the things? I am, but maybe I'm a tin ear fool.