Caveat Emptor


I almost never post and never have submitted a bad review but my experience with Apos Audio requires me to do such.

I ordered a DAC from them and they sent wrong color. I tried to contact them via phone and the only way to get someone's attention is through email.  They gave a slight refund if I wanted to keep the DAC which I accepted.  Then when I hooked it up it would not work correctly. They offered suggestions on a possible fix which I tried all to no avail. I asked to send the unit back to get refund and that is when the issue on a 20% restocking fee was communicated to me due to having it longer than the time allowed.  This was not acceptable to me as I had to wait for their response between emails.  I sent the unit back and filed a dispute with Paypal and it took me 3 weeks from the time they received it to get my money.  I will never buy from them again and will give my business to Mother Amazon where returns are much simpler and I don't have to write numerous emails to get refund.

Just a heads up to all.

clifblock

I only ever bought a bc-3 bluetooth HD module from them. Received it in correct color, and it was as described and works very well connected to my v90 dac. No problems connecting to it and it sounds great. I think Apos is a pretty good outfit.

I'm on the OPs side. Unit fails for any technical reason within 12 months should be a no-questions-asked replacement or refund.

just so folks are clear, and not conflating chi-fi and so on, with all the negativity that is often associated with it...

apos is a california based stocking retailer, in berkeley/oakland specifically

they retail many of the chi-fi made brands/dacs, headphone amps, power supplies,  etc etc -- along with headphones, cables made elsewhere, including in the usa and europe

but this retailer is american, serves the usa market, and deals with returns, info requests, warranty issues etc for all products it sells, china sourced or otherwise

Don't buy anything with Naim on it.  Even some past distributors will warn you. This issue is not about Chinese vs anybody.  I have Vincent gear and they have been excellent.