Faulty components seem to be an everyday pain these days, quality control ain't what it once was.
On 25/12/2011, at 5:38 AM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: > 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 withdrawn and replaced when faults occur without question.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 I'm told, will soon be superseded anyway by the TSX-150.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. 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