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This is my first post on this site. Hope you find it helpful. I've have had the CA 540D for about 2 months now. At first, I was thoroughly satisfied. Sharp looking unit, nice remote, musical sound, good picture, good value. I use it both to play movies and to play CD's and DVD-A's. My system is as follows:
2 pair Soliloquy 6.2
1 Soliloquy C3 center (plan to add an S!- sub at some point in time)
Aragon 3005 Amplifier
Theta Casa Nova (can't wait for the Casa Nova II to come out to upgrade)
Anyway, for CD and movie play, the player has performed very well, except that one issue has arisen. DVD-A has introduced another issue.
The first issue, and I hope to hear if others are having the same problem, is that the unit overheats rather easily and stops playing. I have the unit above my amp, but below my preamp on a seperate shelf that is open in the from and the back. There is not much room above, or below the player. After 1-2 hours of playing at moderate or even low levels, the unit overheats (I'm assuming the laser is the problem) and it stops playing. Has anyone else experienced this? Could it be a defective unit? I do plan on getting another stand which will be a little more open, but I am very surprised by this. On the other hnad, given the light weight, perhaps I shouldn't be. Something has to give for the low price, right?
Then second issue has become very annoying. I have 6 DVD-A's and the player will only play 2 of them. I contacted Audio Advisor (highly recommend them), who I bought the unit from, and they said CA was aware of the problem and working on a fix. Since the player is software upgradeable, this may not be a big problem, but it sure seems like one now!
All and all, given what I now know, I would not have purchased the unit. If the software upgrade addresses the DVD-A problem and the new stand addresses the overheating, then I'd change my opinion and go thumbs up as the unit does many things well.
Hoo Fighter
This is my first post on this site. Hope you find it helpful. I've have had the CA 540D for about 2 months now. At first, I was thoroughly satisfied. Sharp looking unit, nice remote, musical sound, good picture, good value. I use it both to play movies and to play CD's and DVD-A's. My system is as follows:
2 pair Soliloquy 6.2
1 Soliloquy C3 center (plan to add an S!- sub at some point in time)
Aragon 3005 Amplifier
Theta Casa Nova (can't wait for the Casa Nova II to come out to upgrade)
Anyway, for CD and movie play, the player has performed very well, except that one issue has arisen. DVD-A has introduced another issue.
The first issue, and I hope to hear if others are having the same problem, is that the unit overheats rather easily and stops playing. I have the unit above my amp, but below my preamp on a seperate shelf that is open in the from and the back. There is not much room above, or below the player. After 1-2 hours of playing at moderate or even low levels, the unit overheats (I'm assuming the laser is the problem) and it stops playing. Has anyone else experienced this? Could it be a defective unit? I do plan on getting another stand which will be a little more open, but I am very surprised by this. On the other hnad, given the light weight, perhaps I shouldn't be. Something has to give for the low price, right?
Then second issue has become very annoying. I have 6 DVD-A's and the player will only play 2 of them. I contacted Audio Advisor (highly recommend them), who I bought the unit from, and they said CA was aware of the problem and working on a fix. Since the player is software upgradeable, this may not be a big problem, but it sure seems like one now!
All and all, given what I now know, I would not have purchased the unit. If the software upgrade addresses the DVD-A problem and the new stand addresses the overheating, then I'd change my opinion and go thumbs up as the unit does many things well.
Hoo Fighter
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