I've been rather fortunate in life actually with the exception of CD/DVD players . I have to figure out how to avoid this problem with my next CD/DVD player purchase. Maybe the answer is to go to a more "esoteric" player or maybe I should really "burn" in whatever I buy during the first week and see if it gives out. Then I can just return it.
House of the Rising Sone Out in the mid or far field Dedicated mid-woofers are over-rated