Keith G wrote:
"jrhslick" wrote in message
oups.com...
I purchased the integrated Kandy and Radius5 at the same time a year
ago from the dealer. For the past year it has been performing
wonderfully, but recently the phono section of the amp has started to
have some issues. (erraneous electrical noises). I have narrowed it to
the phono section as no other inputs display these symptoms. Sometimes
when switching on the amp from stand-by the phono section will not
produce a sound until I recycle the power of the full unit.
Do these amps have a history of the phono sections having to be
replaced or having problems?


They have a history with one person in this group being told 'we put the
money in the power supply' when he contacted them (Henley/Roksan?) with
'quality issues' and expressed his disappointment with the phono stage on a
Kandy amp, IIRC....



Indeed, that was me. I couldn't get over how bad the MM phono stage was
when compared to a standalone solid state (Project and Musical Fidelity)
- muffled with little treble. And yes - Roksan's reply was, more or
less, the MM stage is junk, we know, buy our outboard phono stage.

I wasn't impressed with it otherwise - irritating input switching,
shoddy controls/remote and worst-of-SS-shrillness/lack of low bass. It
did, however, go very loud indeed. Sold it on ebay for 10UKP less than
retail.

Rob