On 20 Jan 2004 04:18:34 -0800, (David)
wrote:


I love my ARCAM DV88 DVD player. Very solid build quality and the
sound from CDs, stunning.

I just bought one over Xmas. I love it too, but its so sloowwww to
operate and the remote is crap and very directional.

Out of interest, how much did you pay. I got mine 2 years ago, not
long after they were released.

As for the remote, its quite frakly , ****e. Luckily I don't have to
live with it as I have mive programed into my Denon touchscreen
universal that came with the AMP.

BTW, CD reply is so slow because its the last format the player
checks.

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 07:51:17 -0000, "Terry"
wrote:

"Chris Frost remove NOSPAM" wrote in message
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"Terry" wrote in message
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Over a period of time 'double sided sticky' will dry out
and lose its adhesian. I would not like to find a high
quality piece of audio equipment held together with this.

It is cheap and shoddy.

Regards

Not all industrial adhesives are the same. Performance and quality
vary according to design and cost. Adhesives are often used where they
provide better performance than traditional fixing methods.

Can't comment specifically on Arcams use of adhesive tape, but if it
was chosen with the care they apply to the rest of their design then I
think it will do the job well.

What standard of adhesive tape do you think
the typical service dept will use. ?

Who cares? If it was done right by Arcam, then it won't need to be
replaced.
--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 07:51:17 -0000, "Terry"
wrote:

"Chris Frost remove NOSPAM" wrote in message
om...
"Terry" wrote in message
...
Over a period of time 'double sided sticky' will dry out
and lose its adhesian. I would not like to find a high
quality piece of audio equipment held together with this.

It is cheap and shoddy.

Regards

Not all industrial adhesives are the same. Performance and quality
vary according to design and cost. Adhesives are often used where they
provide better performance than traditional fixing methods.

Can't comment specifically on Arcams use of adhesive tape, but if it
was chosen with the care they apply to the rest of their design then I
think it will do the job well.

What standard of adhesive tape do you think
the typical service dept will use. ?

Who cares? If it was done right by Arcam, then it won't need to be
replaced. The next time you go abroad on holiday, remember that the
aitcraft is mostly held together with adhesives....................
--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

Marco Cinnirella schrieb:

I've just bought a Diva CD73T CD Player, and it feels solid in build
quality, but I'm intrigued to know from other Arcam owners what their
experiences are.

I just tested this unit, and it has a solid built and performs very
reliably (which is more than I can say about two more expensive Rega and
Musical Fidelity players).

Also, even if it were made "on the cheap" in East Asia, how would that
affect its value as a CD player if it works? Some of the most solidly
built hifi items of late (Cayin, Ming Da, ShengYa) hail from China.

Regards, Thomas