Need quick input from the herd...
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nooshinjohn wrote: »McIntosh director of marketing called me yesterday and told me there is no warranty on it. Best Buy will need to assume it or provide one…
Sledge hammer time.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
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The way I look at this guys is it’s not really McIntosh’s problem. They warranty the original purchaser for three years parts and labor. McIntosh bought back from Magnolia all sealed box items that they can go ahead and send to other vendors. Open boxes is a different category and they consider all open box items as having been purchased by Magnolia. The unit I was looking to purchase had the outer seal cracked on the box, but the inner box still sealed and never removed.If Magnolia keeps the product for three years and does not resell it, McIntosh will continue to honor the warranty for them.
What I need to get in writing from Magnolia Best Buy is that should I have problems with the unit I can bring it to them and have it covered under warranty.
That said, Magnolia Best Buy has to this point unwilling to put that in writing so as of today, I told them they could keep their C 2800 and I would stick with what I have. Again, this is not the fault of McIntosh. Yes their policy sucks but all they are trying to do is protect their legitimate dealer network nothing more nothing less.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2800 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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This is the fault of McIntosh, they are not the company they used to be, which is why they were being sold at Best buy.
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I would offer them $3.5k.2 Channel Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II, 2 REL Carbon Limited, Norma Revo IPA-140B, Norma Revo DAC-2, Lumin U2 Mini, VPI Prime w/SoundSmith Zephyr MIMC, Modwright PH 150, Denon DP-59l w/Denon DL-301MKII, WAY Silver 3 Ana+ Speaker Cables, WAY Interconnect Cables, AudioQuest Niagara 7000 w/Dragon, WAY power cables for all other sources.
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Is a 3rd party “extended warranty” an option? When I purchased my new Marantz AVR (that only serves as a preamp/processor), I purchased a 3 yr extended warranty for $250. It covers full replacement if it is deemed unrepairable.“Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
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The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2800 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
How many flies need to be buzzing a dead horse before you guys stop beating it? -
Is a 3rd party “extended warranty” an option? When I purchased my new Marantz AVR (that only serves as a preamp/processor), I purchased a 3 yr extended warranty for $250. It covers full replacement if it is deemed unrepairable.
They would need to include it for free... My understanding is that Mcintosh considers Best Buy to be the original purchaser at this point and will warranty it for THEM but not to me if I were to purchase it. If they put something in writing that they would cover it, I would be writing a review for it here in the coming days. I am not going to spend a dime on this (nor should I be paying for a warranty) without a warranty I can rely on, especially given the issues Mcintosh and a dozen other companies have had with computerized audio gear.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2800 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
How many flies need to be buzzing a dead horse before you guys stop beating it? -
nooshinjohn wrote: »
When they bought it for cost it had a warranty.2 Channel Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II, 2 REL Carbon Limited, Norma Revo IPA-140B, Norma Revo DAC-2, Lumin U2 Mini, VPI Prime w/SoundSmith Zephyr MIMC, Modwright PH 150, Denon DP-59l w/Denon DL-301MKII, WAY Silver 3 Ana+ Speaker Cables, WAY Interconnect Cables, AudioQuest Niagara 7000 w/Dragon, WAY power cables for all other sources. -
My .02 FWIW
Whenever I try this hard to make a deal on something stupendous it inevitably goes south and I end up regretting ít. As I've gotten older and learned from past "life experiences" I've learned that when I'm in a situation like this, no matter how good I think the deal is, in the end I'm not happy with the end results.
It just seems you're looking at minúte improvements AT best.
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…I've learned that when I'm in a situation like this, no matter how good I think the deal is, in the end I'm not happy with the end results…
No truer words….“Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn -
My .02 FWIW
Whenever I try this hard to make a deal on something stupendous it inevitably goes south and I end up regretting ít. As I've gotten older and learned from past "life experiences" I've learned that when I'm in a situation like this, no matter how good I think the deal is, in the end I'm not happy with the end results.
It just seems you're looking at minúte improvements AT best.
Agreed … I have already moved on.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2800 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
How many flies need to be buzzing a dead horse before you guys stop beating it? -
So I got a call yesterday. The warranty concerns I had have been resolved in my favor, so I went and picked up a very special C2800 that has never been out of the box. This one is brand new! Another thread will follow after I gave had a chance to absorb it all.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2800 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
How many flies need to be buzzing a dead horse before you guys stop beating it? -
Call the Geek Squad for repairs.Stan
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Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.
HT:
Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60
Other stuff:
Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601
