Tell us your worst audio dealer or mfr. experience.


Please tell us the worst experience you've had with a Dealer, Manufacturer or both and what actions were needed and what the outcome was.
I'm sure there are many interesting horror stories.
Interested to hear all.
dbyni
The "Red Flag" to me was and always shall be, any dealer who, in discussing your present system, outwardly bashes it is a dealer to avoid. If he/she points out characteristics of your gear that he may be able to improve upon, without being demeaning about your present system in the process, is someone who may be worth working with.
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GUY'S  I got one better!! So i have  2 VTL Deluxe 120 mono power amps and i was concerned about them being on and wanted to send them back to VTL for any updates for safety concerns, then i started to get a bad humming from the amp, so i said ok let me give VTL a call.
Man i got the RUN AROUND FROM HELL FROM THE OWNERS WIFE 
I think her name is Bea Lam operation manager of VTL, so i explained to her what my concerns were and that I needed the amp repaired so she told me that they don't have any paperwork for this amp to work on it.
 then she asked me did I have the amp MODDED and i said no, then she told me to take the bottom off the amp to PROVE IT TO HER!!! so i had to take pictures of the bottom of the amp and attach the pictures in a email, then she said she is going to china for a week and she will get back to me after her return, YEAH RIGHT heard that before, so i called her then she acted like she forgot about the conversation we had, OK
so now i heard from her during the conversation that production is starting up and she don't know if she can do anything for my amp's But i can send them to her and and would have to go on the web site and start doing the PAPER WORK, so the paper work is like buying a new home and everything in that VTL contract is to protect VTL and not your interest
the CONTRACT is 3 pages long and i think you have to pay a fee i think.
long story short a old tube guy fixed the humming problem it was a bad switch. 

 I WILL NOT BUY FROM A COMPANY THAT DOES NOT STAND BY THERE PRODUCT FOR REPAIR. 


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