SN: 3161, unit faulty (2 stuck buttons), this unit also had the plastic shaft filter pot.
purchase date: Oct/2015
Location: Sydney (Blue Mountains) Australia
Dealer: Turramurra Music
status: returned/replaced
unit 3161 returned and replaced :
SN: SBT 08202 (replacement unit)
date of manufacture: 07/2015
collected as replacement unit Oct 2015
Location: Sydney (Blue Mountains) Australia
Dealer: Turramurra Music
condition: all seems good, unit has metal shaft filter pot, no obvious problems, sounds great, but I've hardly had a chance to use it in the 5 months I've had it - alas!