Hello all,

Since I have not been very active lately I'm not really up to date on all things Meridian. After my 861 has been sitting on a shelf for a year or so (had to give up my main room), I decided to hook it up again in another room (basic setup, no MRC or anything) around Christmas last year. Ever since I've used it to watch some TV series and listen to some music now and then. Less than I'd like, but I don't have more time for it right now.

So when I decided to watch something last night, I picked up the remote and when I looked at the 861 I noticed the display was backlit. It went dark again, so I thought I must have accidentally hit a button on the remote. I turned it on as I always do and after 5 minutes it went silent, then it turned itself off. I was able to turn it on again only to see it shut down again after another 5 minutes. So I turned it off at the back with the main switch and then on again. Worked for about one hour, then the same thing happened again.

When it turns of, it goes silent first, click, ... click again and then is off. Right after that, it behaves like it's turned on via the main switch on the back. Display light comes up, displaying 'Meridian 861', then it goes into stand-by from where I can turn it on normally and use it until it shuts down again. The speakers remain on, they go back to default volume after a while when there's no signal from the 861.

That's when I thought maybe it's a PSU issue and I remembered someone telling me about PSU issues with the v6 power supplies. It's still running the original firmware, since I never had the time to upgrade it. Does this sound like the typical symptoms of a dying v6 PSU? Should I bother to try to repair it or simply get a new one (either replacing myself if possible or send it in for service)?

Cheers,
Stephan

- Stephan