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Originally Posted by Pirate
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I would not be concerned over a few reviews like that. The new Onkyo line looks to be by far the most popular choice right now and more units sold = more chances of defects happening and being reported. They really beat the other CE manufacturers to the punch and as a result are the easy pick of the litter. Doing some research I found someone trying to stir up trouble about this on AVSFORUM, so it appears that there is such a thing as receiver company fanboys posting about as well.
There actually was a hardware revision made across the Onkyo line in September 2007 - I believe one of the caps or resistors was swapped out for a different one. It is possible some of the old-revision hardware was defective or more prone to failure than the new revision.
Either way I wouldn't be paranoid. Nothing touches the Onkyo line right now and for the most part people love them. And, there will always be broken units no matter how reliable a company is, that is the way electronics work. For example, my household has bought 3 Toshiba standalone HD DVD players (HD-A1, HD-A2, HD-A35). 2 of the 3 failed at some point and required repair service (HD-A1 skipping, HD-A35 nonresponsive to commands/lockup). So the XA2 alternative isn't bulletproof either obviously.