Thanks to all who have replied. I will use better care in the wording I use to post future questions. I did not mean to offend anyone. I understand your concerns from the casual reader who might not dive into the topic and only come away with the header. I admire the audiogon community and assumed that even the casual reader on this site would have more insight than to judge a company on a single line question? I guess there are people like that. At the same time I don't think these are the type of customers that are looking at Ayre equipment (obviously an opinion). Regardless, in summary, as Theo said, I was concerned about my dealer who I hold a great deal of respect for and I wanted to see if other people had heard anything from there dealers about problems with the "new sales manager". I truly believe that Ayre's products are top notch and agree that Ayre is a "pillar of the audio community". Thanks again for the responses!
Problems with Ayre's Company???
I was disturbed today to hear that some of Ayre's long time authorized dealers are stepping down from carrying the Ayre product line. Ayre is a company that prides itself on creating some of the highest quality gear that we all know and love. It is the type of company that stands by its dealers and customers and has always been a pioneer in the industry with new discoveries and research/development guided by a great creator in Charles Hanson. I learned that recently a new head sales manager has joined the team and is forcing the hand of several Ayre dealers to sell more products in a style that is not complimentary to such an honorable company. My local dealer was basically forced out of the product line for unimaginable reasons. I think it would be wise to contact your local dealers to see if they are experiencing similar problems. We can only hope that with time this "change" in sales management will be corrected. Until then we all need to be careful because marketing to sell more and more units without supporting peripheral dealers in a company rich in tradition such as Ayre begins a "slippery slope" down which reputation suffers significantly.
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