Regards Explorer 2 being 'Crap' beacause it failed. Send it back or get a refund. They are under warranty you know.
I had a friends one fail on me and Meridian exchanged it without question even though my Friend was the second owner.
It arrived the next day.....
I'd call that excellent customer service.
Things do fail in all walks of life. Electronics usually fail early in my experience.

My Explorer 2 is brilliant for me, thank you. Chris


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GIK monster bass panels, rear wall. QNAP TVS 471i3. Roon into DSP5200SE via 210/ 218 zone... Explorer 2. Bluesound Pulse 2, Mini & Flex. 596v1, 518, Foxsat HD, Sony BDP, Pioneer 5090, 2 Chromecast's for LRB videos. MS200 to F80 for a Roon zone