Mine is beginning to say amp fault. So avr850 or nad master series separates. Quite a price diff so reluctant getting nad. But with the arcam issues over time also not so keen getting that which also have been around for a while.
The only dates that I can see on the product info for the AVR850 is 2016 (from the product flier .pdf), so you may have a year or two to wait for replacement if 4 year cycles are used.
The only dates that I can see on the product info for the AVR850 is 2016 (from the product flier .pdf), so you may have a year or two to wait for replacement if 4 year cycles are used.
Who knows? - there have been a lot of changes to Arcam in recent years - British until 2012, then Canadian until mid-2017, when it was sold to an American company owned by South Koreans.
Whether this has changed what actually happens at Arcam in regards to product cycles remains to be seen.
I am unsure whether to go 550 or 850 (big price jump) or Anthem 1120. I have spoken to Nintronics who are willing to set up all 3 amps in a blind test, all set to default, all playing the same stereo track through similar left and right speakers as mine B&W803Dii.
Quite substantial speakers those. Definitely give them a good crank, also in multi-channel.
And please let us know your thoughts afterwards. So many times I read members going for demos, and I really want to know the outcome but they don't post further...