You don’t mention if your McIntosh amp is still under warranty or not. If so, I’d head straight to the dealer. If not, give AudioClassics a call. They do excellent work and are extremely knowledgeable of Mc equipment.
HOW can components be so expensive, and yet customer service is so bad.
I recently moved and had to set up the system again. In moving things around, I have had some questions and issues, so I've had to contact the dealers and manufacturers a few times over the last few weeks. I'm still waiting for a response from most of them.
I had a static issue with my McIntosh amp. I contacted them a couple of weeks ago and I still have not received a response.
I need a part for my Revel speakers. I've contacted Revel (now Harman) twice over the last week - both phone and email. No response.
I had an issue with my Weiss DAC cutting out. Turned out it had shipped with a missing part. I hoped for a new unit or at least a replacement part, but Weiss told me to fix it myself with miscellaneous parts from around the house - basically chicken wire and bubblegum? The dealer finally sent me a replacement after a couple of weeks of trying different solutions.
I tried calling the audio dealer in Charlotte where I bought the speakers but they never return calls.
I spent a long time researching and building my system and really enjoy my system. But I might have made different choices if I had known about poor / non-existent customer support.
Premium stereo components are so expensive that I would expect premium service, or at least return my calls for service or for parts. Do I just have bad luck or are others experiencing similar lack of support?
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I have a dealer who is polite, responsive, makes house calls, and I think that I am going to add him to my Christmas Card list and my Will because it is so effing rare these days. I will be getting new speakers in the next year or two and have decided that I am going to limit my choices to brands that he carries. In fact I may as well do that for all gear going forward |
One of the reasons I generally don't purchase audio components from large faceless corporations. I've been purchasing components from smaller scale operations for years, direct communication with owner/designer, these guys can be very generous with their time, solve your issues. Minus this, dealers are the key, having in house technical department important to me. |
@jfrmusic - totally agree about MSB. Every time I've contacted them about something, I've heard back from either their long-time sales manager Vince or the CEO within a day, generally, and they are very helpful. The CEO got back to me when I asked about a fuse blowing on my MSB S200 amp and he sent me out a new fuse right away. |
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