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Hello everyone,
I'm looking for some advice about whether it's worth fixing an NAD1600 preamp. I have been using an NAD7240PE is a preamp only. Since I'm not using the amplifier, I thought I'd get a dedicated preamp and picked up an NAD1600 from ebay. But the 1600 sounds terrible. There's no bottom end, it's all tinny and nasty, to the extent that there must be something wrong with it. Is it worth fixing a 1600 or should I just send it back and argue with the seller?
Thanks
Potsy
Some links:photo of NAD1600:
http://www.qaudio.com/NAD.html
Edits: 06/21/12Follow Ups:
The line level and phono circuits of the 7240 and 1600 are pretty similar. Having the 1600 fixed might cost you more than any slight sonic improvement is worth.
I think you can switch the tone controls of the 1600 completely out of the circuit, and that might make a slight improvement in sound quality. But the improvement would be really quite small.
If you can fix the 1600 yourself, well it's a different matter. The cost of the parts would likely be minimal. It's the labor that will cost.
Did the seller on eBay say that the 1600 worked? If he said it worked, and indeed it does NOT, then you can press your case for a refund- the item is Not As Described if it was described as working but in fact does not work. Write the guy and complain about it, ask for you money back. If he pushes back, open a dispute.
Thanks. You're right, the 1600 has a bypass for the tone controls, but it made no difference. I can't fix it myself, although I do have a good tech that lives in my street. I think I would only fix the 1600 if the seller refunds me the cost of doing that.
It was advertised as "working very well and in great condition." Although the seller followed that with "sold as is". I think it's worth arguing about. Thanks for taking the time to workshop it with me. Sounds like the 1600 isn't worth hanging onto unless the seller will pay for fixing it.
Potsy
It doesn't matter that he specifies "sold as-is" - he made the claim that it was "working very well" - and since it is NOT "working very well" then eBay would say this is a case of an item that is "NOT AS DESCRIBED."
On eBay, you are held to your description REGARDLESS of weasel words like "SOLD AS IS."
Contact Ebay and file a "not as described" complaint. Also contact PayPal.
If the guy doesn't offer to refund 100% of your money, including shipping, file a claim with PayPal- they have a "buyer protection" feature, if an item is not "AS DESCRIBED" you get your purchase AND shipping back. PayPal will drag the money back from the seller, they can reach right into his bank account- he agreed to that when he signed up with PayPal.
If he wants the unit back, HE has to pay for return shipping.
These are all official ebay and PayPal policies. If you file a claim with eBay and PayPal, he will have nothing to say about it.
But first, contact him, tell him the unit is "not as described" and tell him that unless he gives you 100% of your money back you are going to file a claim, and that if he wants the preamp back he needs to send you all your money PLUS shipping. If he doesn't agree, go ahead and file the claim. You have 45 days (I think) from the date of the sale to file. Maybe it's 90 days.
Well, my seller is not the negotiating type! When I raised it with him he just emailed back: "...iam not mucking around with 200dollars sale." I think he means: "bad luck it’s yours now"!
So I filed a dispute and sent it back. Paypal are making a decision. In the meantime the seller has sent a couple of emails, starting like this: "You simply big liar,the stereo was working perfectly as you could see in the picture as it received the FM station very clearly if you have normal eyes sight." Anyway, we'll see...
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