But upon Google searching the 200asc seem a have a high failure rate.
Sorry, but checking out your claim, I found absolutely no evidence of a high failure rate for the 200ASC in the past several years, and it seems likely that many thousands of them have been sold. There was one failure reported and discussed at DIY audio.
As I mentioned earlier in this thread, I am planning on buying the 200ASC/200AC combo sometimes soon to install in a Ghent case I already purchased.
Please don't disparage an audio product unless you have evidence to back up your claims.