Do not buy any Sonus Faber used

Yes, here i sit in a quad rum because i live here in Italy, but soon to return to the states. I purchased a pair of Cremona M from a local dealer here, but later to find out Sumiko will not honor the warranty even though they are legit with serial number. Ok, fine, i suck it up and hope nothing goes wrong with them. Local dealer here will honor warranty, but i would need to return them here for repair. Now, i see a pair of Stradivari selling for a ridiculous price of $19,000 used on audiogon. Seems legit, good seller reviews and seems honorable when i speak to him. He states he will allow a trade in of my Cremonas for the Stradivari, great. Now i return to the original problem, what happens if something goes wrong. These are 3-4 year old speakers, one owner, but still. I am still paying a substantial amount of money for these. What to do???

Call Sumiko and explain the situation. Call SF and explain the situation. It would be interesting to hear what they both say. You should try to get past the first level of support.

On one hand it is silly. On the other hand, this is a great opportunity for someone familiar w/ SF to start a small repair business. A win-win for everyone!

UPDATE:

We can provide service, parts and repair if anything should go wrong with your Stradivari speakers, but it would not be covered under warranty. The Sonus Faber warranty is non-transferable, so used items are not covered, and Sumiko is not responsible for warranties on products that we did not import. But yes, if at any time you need something like replacement parts, we will be able to help you, but there would be a charge.

I received this email yesterday from Sumiko. This is following me contacting them, giving them the situation, the name of the company and the serial number of the Stradivaris.

The seller stated he will give me $5000 for the Cremonas (paid 9500 less than a year ago), so will need to decide. May bring my amp (Simaudio 600I) to the shop and listen to them and decide. Hmmmm, we will see. Just thought I would let you all know.

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