Experience with Blue Circle amps

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.

Funny how the smell of fish carries far and wide...can you verify the dealer Thorty40? Or are you up to something? I think you have a verrry selective axe to grind here.......

To reiterate, I too had the same problems as thorty40.
I too know the smell of fish very well and something is amiss here.
The name bobneill is the same name as the person at AA with many treads about Blue Circle equipment, now it seems that you are are very friendly with the owner of Blue Circle.
Also did I not see your name with Sound stage, or some other reviews about Blue Circle.

I own Mark Levinson gear, along with several other brands but I do not know one person at any of those companies, so why is it that there are some in this tread that seem to know the owner of Blue Circle so well, it just does not sit right.
So what happen to all the Blue Circle dealers at Audiogon?