Hello Dennis The latest on this is that the fault was caused by a batch of components used to manufacture a large number of UK models. These are supposedly being withdrawn and replaced when faults occur without question.
We love the unit as a whole; but let's see how the next one goes. Lynne On 24 Dec 2011, at 13:46, Thejazzden wrote: Lynn, I Would ask for a refund or them to replace with the new model when it comes out if they have acknowledged two faultsz. The one on the Cd is potentially damaging. Dennis. Dennis Freedman The best aromatherapy in the UK - www.e-nat.co.uk Sent from my iPhone On 24 Dec 2011, at 13:31, "Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello everybody > > Recently, a member of our household bought a Yamaha desktop audio system for > my other half. Unfortunately, we are now in a situation where we're without > the unit, owing to a design flaw which Yamaha have acknowledged. > > For whatever reason, the tuner on a very few models is suspect. Typical of > our luck, ours is one of those which is affected. We have the TSX-140 which, > I'm told, will soon be superseded anyway by the TSX-150. All of these models > share a design flaw in the tuner which, in certain circumstances, can cause > the tuner to get stuck in tuning mode, affecting both FM and DAB/DAB+. It's > as though the unit its receiving no signal; and the only fix for this problem > is to return the unit to Yamaha for replacement or repair. > > Unfortunately, ours went wrong just before the inconvenience which is > Christmas. So although we could use is as a CD player and iPod dock, we've > been advised not to do so. Another flaw with these machines is that > occasionally, the CD motor can stick resulting in stuck or severely scratched > CDs. That's what the technical support agent at Yamaha told me on the phone > yesterday. Ours hasn't manifested that problem; but we've been told to watch > out for it when we get our unit, hopefully, replaced. It's less than a month > old; so I would expect them to replace the entire unit. > > All this is really unfortunate, because in terms of audio output the units > are excellent. Each speaker consists of its own tweeter and woofer, built > into unique acoustic chambers so as to produce the best possible audio. My > one criticism of the TSX range is the cabinet itself. It's made from what > looks like a thin chipboard like material. Not anywhere close to, for > instance, the old Akkai unit we had back in the 1970s which was built into a > solid teak cabinet. It too used unique acoustic chambers for its 4-way dual > speaker system. Obviously that unit didn't have the same digital > amplification circuitry as the Yamaha does, nor did it have digital radio > which didn't even exist in those days. But it did have a very good FM tuner > and dual cassette decks. But I'm babbling; let's just hope that next time we > don't get one of those defective models. > > Lynne > > > > ======================================= > > The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus > and worm-free > > To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web > pages located at > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at > either of the following websites: > > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html > > Or: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> > you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > --------------------------------------- ======================================= The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web pages located at http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at either of the following websites: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html Or: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> --------------------------------------- ======================================= The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web pages located at http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at either of the following websites: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html Or: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> ---------------------------------------
