Seems to me that any equipment is prone to a fire or shock hazard being present in that equipment because a component came loose in shipment or the like. Such scare tactics work because they prey upon the fallacy that only certain equipment (here: point-to-point wiring) is susceptible to such breakdown when in fact it is true for all equipment that include soldered joints. In fact, it is more likely that a soldered PCB-containing equipment is more susceptible to such breakdown due to the nature of a soldered trace being inherently weaker than wire-to-wire soldered joints.
And yes, point-to-point soldering results is “messier” wiring presentations than the corresponding PCB soldered wiring. If one wants aesthetics of what’s presented under the hood but never seen, then buy an all-PCB component.
But I return to the warranty issues of the companies involved:
1. Doug Sachs: Full 2 year warranty
2. Supratech: Transferrable lifelong warranty.
3. Atma-sphere: Transferrable 3 year warranty
To me, the warranty is something that should not be ignored when evaluating equipment. Too bad all reputable manufacturers don’t stand behind their products like Supratech apparently does.
And yes, point-to-point soldering results is “messier” wiring presentations than the corresponding PCB soldered wiring. If one wants aesthetics of what’s presented under the hood but never seen, then buy an all-PCB component.
But I return to the warranty issues of the companies involved:
1. Doug Sachs: Full 2 year warranty
2. Supratech: Transferrable lifelong warranty.
3. Atma-sphere: Transferrable 3 year warranty
To me, the warranty is something that should not be ignored when evaluating equipment. Too bad all reputable manufacturers don’t stand behind their products like Supratech apparently does.