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VPI bashing again ... yawn. Why not contact VPI and work it out with them?

why don't you call VPI, they will make it right, they are an excellent company and totally stand behind their product, you should have done that first rather than blasting them here

Todd, please be sure to let us know how VPI resolves your issue -- I would expect that they will. It must feel awful to spend a lot of money on something and then be surprised with a problem that should not be possible. I can understand why you might post it to alert others about it. In the moment, that shock might overwhelm any objectivity -- this is an emotional hobby. To be fair to VPI, it would be valuable to also get their perspective and post it once you are over that initial surprise.