Quote Originally Posted by pixelthis
Hope you got a "good" one, NAD has had some reliability problems lately.
Reliability is a must, not to mention at these prices its a disgrace if something breaks.
I don't have a backup.
As far as sound , sure NAD is great, but what good is it if it has the lifespan of a fruitfly?
Well, so far so good. I've only had it 4 or 5 months, and it is a refurb. You are right, the prices are insane for a new one. A "new" version list for $1079. To be honest I wouldn't have paid that much for it. There are better choices I think, for that much. I paid $499 for mine, and I'm hoping the problems it had were fixed. I wasn't aware of reliability issues, but it's quite possible, with everything being sent to China. So I don't doubt what you say.
I worked for a large company that went the "outsource" route. What a nighmare that turned out to be. Unless you specify, the least little detail, they'll throw anything in there. Even then, sometimes they will anyway, hoping no one will notice.