Just returned my second JVC ES1SL that I purchased from the ebay retailer click2digital. This time it was for my money back, sans a 15% restocking fee.
Perhaps this little JVC is as good as some are claiming, I would not know. Both units I received were defective. The first doubled as a hotplate. No fan noise, however.
Probably because the fan did not work. Neither did the left channel on occasion. I exchanged that one for another "like new open box." Funny how these like new machines come preset with a bunch of Mexican radio stations. Makes one suspect perhaps it was a customer return (and for good reason). This one did not get too hot. Perhaps it may have even sounded decent if I could hear it over the fan! Okay, that is an exaggeration, but not by much. This one also came with dead batteries in the remote, no warranty card, and the packing material missing. Funny what passes for "like new." Just want to warn anybody thinking of going the cheap route and buying from click2digital (real name New World Electronics). You will probably end up with one of the ones I returned. They did not even care what was wrong with it when I tried to explain. Just boxed it back up and sent it back for the next lucky buyer. It is back to tubes for me. My experience with the JVC has taught me one thing, tubes rule! Well at least they sound a heck of a lot better than a hotplate or an exhaust fan.
