Mutine seems to be saying a warranty through the previous N. American distributor is not a warranty. Something sounds vague, shady and possibly illegal here. For example, they don't say whether the previous distributor will be offering CEC reimbursed warranty repairs or not. (I don't know if that refers to audioadvisor as well or not.)
http://mutine.com/pages/cecen.html
Warranty follow-up
1) For C.E.C. products sold by us, we offer a two years' warranty.
2) For C.E.C. products purchased locally from the previous distributor in North-America, we will provide after-sales service at our usual very reasonable charges in our U.S. and Canadian Service Centers.
3) For C.E.C. products purchased outside North-America, please contact your foreign supplier.
http://mutine.com/pages/cecen.html
Warranty follow-up
1) For C.E.C. products sold by us, we offer a two years' warranty.
2) For C.E.C. products purchased locally from the previous distributor in North-America, we will provide after-sales service at our usual very reasonable charges in our U.S. and Canadian Service Centers.
3) For C.E.C. products purchased outside North-America, please contact your foreign supplier.