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He’s already indicated that he will be contacting Meridian to repair his G95.
Not an Actor, nor married to Jamie-Lee Curtis.
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Sorry, I missed that.
How about contacting JS Audio? (I have no connection with them nor have I used them)
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Hi all, Many thanks for the replies and interest. I have received the following reply from M. Courteous as ever and I completely understand and accept the situation. I should add that this was followed up by a phone call from M who had heard of my predicament from a dealer whom I had consulted -- very impressed!! Hi Philip,
I'm sorry to have to tell you that we dropped service support for the G95 last year. The unavailability of the some of the key spare parts was one of the contributory factors in this decision. In addition, while we were still fixing G95s, the prices of the replacement boards and other internal assemblies meant that our quotes for repair would often exceed the resale value of the product. Not surprisingly, customers rejected such quotes.
As an illustration, it's possible that your unit has a fault on its main processor board and it's likely to need a new ROM-drive assembly. The proliferation of surface-mount circuitry means we often can't repair to component level, so you're likely to need a new board - this was priced at about £500. A complete drive assembly sold for about £400.
These prices and a realistic labour charge can lead to a bill which could easily exceed £1000. The additional complication here is that the G95 drive is no longer available from the manufacturer and we've exhausted our stocks of them. We've also depleted our stocks of some of the boards used in the G95. The lack of drives means that, even if we built more boards, we can't fix the majority of faulty G95s. Hence, we have been forced to drop service support for this product.
Again, apologies that this situation has come to pass. We'd love to be able to fix everything we've ever made, but commercial realities mean that some models become untenable sooner than we would have hoped.
Regards, Des. This is a shame as it's like losing an old friend. The G95 has done everything I needed in one box superbly. I fear it is the end of the Meridian road for me after about 20 years -- no hard feelings though. Will l probably look at the Arcam as suggested earlier. Thanks all
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That's a nice, thoughtful reply & totally understandable from Meridian's perspective. Even if it was possible to repair it I'm sure you'd blanch at a quote for £1,000+, particularly when a new Arcam Solo Movie is £799, as discovered by Spinaltap.
Good luck.
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Cairo...
You might consider selling your G95 on eBay as non-working/for spares, to mitigate your financial/investment loss - and in contributing towards its replacement.
I have to say that your experience has led me to question my G95’s continued possession: that is, maybe it’s far better to sell a mint condition/fully-working example rather than waiting for its inevitable demise (whenever that will be).
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Hi Spinaltap,
That could be a sensible move. The decline has been fairly rapid now with no centre channel, discs not loading etc.(also a few other things for example no sound from calibration page for speakers) This rather backs up Des Fords comments that there may be other problems than just the ROM.
Having researched the Arcam you suggested and hearing glowing comments from a few dealers I've spoken to I am going with that. It does seem remarkable value and I have no interest in 4K etc.
One word of caution -- these units seem to be going quickly and although easy to find at the moment I suspect that will not last.
Many thanks for the heads up on the Arcam.
Best
Cairo
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Yesterday, I asked Arcam if their Solo Movie 5.1 was ‘end-of-life’ because of the huge price reduction. Their response... The reason for the price drop is that we had too much held stock that tied up a lot of money so we have dropped the price to reduce the levels of our held stock and free that money up for other things. Officially the unit has not been discontinued. BTW, there aren’t as many optical/coax inputs on the Arcam compared to your Meridian. I suggest buying a suitable outboard patch box to remedy this.
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