Experience with Blue Circle amps

I think if you saw the email with the repair charges, and Blue Circle billed Blue Circle for the repair, that is called no charge. So how can you say they charge for their warranty work? I have had gear repaired made by Conrad Johnson, B&W, Onkyo, Dual, and Panasonic. All the warranty work was free or they gave me a new one. It all worked fine afterwards for years. Yes, it is unpleasant and unfortunate when something breaks, but it happens to everything. (I have never owned a car they did not need repaired.)

Found it folks!!! I searched Audio Asylum and a few early BC22 owners were having a problem with a noisy transformer (Hum). The poster Gary Lester sais Blue Circle mailed him a new power cord with a filter on it that solved the hum and improved the sound. The new BC22 do not have this problem. It shows Blue Circle stands behind their products.
The link is:
http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/general/messages/128675.html

Bowbow, that is called a charge when BC bills the dealer for repair bill made payable to BC.

*Example*

Invoice from Blue Circle:

Total cost of BC22 repairs - $280 - amount due in full.

Dealer: sends payment out to BC in the amount of $280 for repair done to a 4 month old BC22.

Originally, BC wanted the repairs to be paid for from consumer, this is not acceptable as the unit was being used normally, was not exposed to any condition which would constitute damage AND unit was only 4 months old at that time.

As someone who knows Gilbert pretty well, I am reluctant to wade into this one, but something feels a little fishy here. Maybe not but I know the smell of fish. I live in New England. I hear a good deal of allegedly factual crap being slung towards Innerkip. But no mention of who the dealer is so no one, including Gilbert if he cared to, could check out your story. And here's a dealer selling Blue Circle amps he's also claiming have a 70% failure rate? This should be an easy tale to verify or dismiss. Name your source, my friend, or keep your crap to yourself.

I second Bobs' take on this. If you insist on slagging a good manufacturer's reputation then pony up with ALL the facts, not just a partial story.
I have alot of experience with most of the BlueCircle product from the BC21/22 right up to the full AG series. Aside from an occasional noisy tube (hardly BC's fault !) I've had NO problems at all. Gilbert has always been prompt to answer any questions I may have had, and has exhibited a very generous attitude towards his customers.
A 70% failure rate ?? I highly doubt it.