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Hi,

My G68J has developed a fault and I am looking for advice as to whether or not to attempt to have it repaired or just replace it.

There is no display or sound on any output and the case is slightly warm when switched on.

I currently am using a Wiim Pro streamer directly into my DSP6000's until I decide what to do. Are these still worth investing in repairs?

I have removed and re-seated all of the boards and on visual inspection I can cannot see any suspect caps or signs of damage, the power supply has been upgraded in the past before I got it to a standard switched mode power supply.

I used the ADC in the G68 to play my Vinyl and liked the sound and I previously used an MPMax 221 which I also liked, The ADC in the Wiim Pro falls short of both of these.

I also used room correction on the G68 but I can fairly closely match the dsp profile on the Wiim Pro with a bit of tinkering.

As it stands just now I am fairly happy with the digital end but my turntable setup has regressed so do I try to get the G68 repaired or do I buy another 221 max and feed that into the Wiim pro?, what do you think?

Rgds
Stuart

Another option to consider- use this opportunity to move up higher in the Meridian range and consider the 861v4. I used an 861v4/DSP6000 combo for many happy years.

Sending it off to Steve to see if its worth doing

Rgds
Stuart