So Budt, enlighten me. I've heard the standard anti-MF rant from US owners before. Tell me something new, such as:
What was the product?
When did you buy it?
When did it fail?
What happened next?
Were you offered anything by the dealer/distributor/manufacturer?
If so, did you refuse it (and why)?
Why does MF attract all the hostility and not Krell? What did Krell do differently?
Your post is light on detail, but it implies that you bought a new MF product, which failed?/became obsolete? (it's not clear from your post) under warranty and MF left you completely holding the baby. It's hard to believe that US consumer law would allow that in any form.
Here's my story:
I bought a new TriVista SACD in 2003, the drive failed under warranty and after quite a few months of uncertainty, I accepted the MF exchange offer and replaced it with a brand new kW 500 amplifier at no charge.
It did cost me money because at that point I had no source and two amplifiers. Sorting that out meant spending, but it also became an upgrade. Six years on I still have and love the kW 500, so overall I'm not at all unhappy.