JOHN VAN BAVEL
pfm Member
My much loved Lavardin IS ref amp self destructed and I need a similar but not necessarily identical replacement . Suggestions welcomed . Speakers are quite sensitive Living Voice Avatars .
https://www.cymbiosis.com/product/exposure-3010s2d-integrated-amplifier-with-mm-phono-boards-fitted/Exposure 3010S2D highly recommended, I know of one available soon
Exposure 3010S2D highly recommended, I know of one available soon
From a review posted on Lavardin's own website:Why can this Lavardin thing not be repaired?
So - it is either that there is something revolutionary in there that they want to keep hidden (Have they got any patents or applications for such, does anyone know?) or the circuit is really primitive and they could be embarrassed and don't want anyone to know.
They are looking to stop the normal thing happening these days - cheap copies being made in China - even Avondale boards are copied FFS.
From a review posted on Lavardin's own website:
"Look inside the IT and it's obvious there's something a little out of the ordinary going on here electronically. For a start, many of the transistors and some of the ICs have had their numbers filed off to protect their identities. Then there are the parts potted inside the four mystery black boxes, each about 1.5in. square, a pair of which sits in each channel."
I mentioned this on the right to repair thread and the response was crickets. They obscure their parts, and some circuit assemblies are cast into black resin. To me, that's unacceptable. They want to be the only source for service/maintenance apparently, and if/when they go belly up someday, you're absolutely screwed.
Why is it unacceptable? They want to protect their secrets to stop the competition. If you don't like it, don''t buy it!From a review posted on Lavardin's own website:
"Look inside the IT and it's obvious there's something a little out of the ordinary going on here electronically. For a start, many of the transistors and some of the ICs have had their numbers filed off to protect their identities. Then there are the parts potted inside the four mystery black boxes, each about 1.5in. square, a pair of which sits in each channel."
I mentioned this on the right to repair thread and the response was crickets. They obscure their parts, and some circuit assemblies are cast into black resin. To me, that's unacceptable. They want to be the only source for service/maintenance apparently, and if/when they go belly up someday, you're absolutely screwed.
For one: https://pinkfishmedia.net/forum/threads/right-to-repair.249463/Why is it unacceptable?
Don't worry, I wasn't planning on it.They want to protect their secrets to stop the competition. If you don't like it, don''t buy it!
For one: https://pinkfishmedia.net/forum/threads/right-to-repair.249463/
Don't worry, I wasn't planning on it.