This is why I did not buy ARC, the warranty! VTL stands behind their products 5 yrs and with none of that bull. That would have really pissed me off. Vtl also guaranties their tubes 6 months. And they do, I had a few replaced by them no charge, just short of 6 months. Any issues, they bend over backward to satify you. That is what a highend co. is suppose to do and should do, period!