Melos Audio Restoration going strong...

"Your KIND is not welcome" ???????????????????????????????

It would appear to me that YOU are the SELF-APPOINTED despot of the AUDIOPHILE COMMUNITY?

Or, just too spineless to accept constructive criticism?

That you for IDENTIFYING me as a "KIND".

What other "kinds" of people do you NOT ALLOW to speak in a public forum JEFF?

I guess you're God.

Or do you simply wear a white hood on weekends?

I for one, accept being WRONG & accept OTHER "KIND'S" opinions in hope that I may learn from them.

I had WONDERFUL experiences with Melos & I related them.

I offered MY OPINION that "a reader, writer" (& yes, YOU identified yourself, not I) wrote from emotions & NOT knowledge or experience.

After all, you TOLD THE WORLD MELOS WAS CLOSED based upon YOUR TIMETABLE.

I went to MELOS IN LAS VEGAS at the CES & guess what,

THEY'RE OPEN!

I guess "MY KIND", you know, the "kind" that based his opinions on EXPERIENCE as opposed to emotions & STARTING INCORRECT RUMOURS, is not welcome AT YOUR HOUSE.

Last I heard, FREE SPEECH is legal. LIBEL is not. I committed the former, you the latter.

Jeff, been to Vegas lately?

I thought not.

I would suggest that YOU owe MELOS, this FORUM, myself & other "kinds" of people who may not AGREE WITH YOU an APOLOGY. Melos in particular, DAMAGES for LIBEL.

Hey, any other "kind" of people out there that Jeff will disallow to speak? Good time to write before Jeff excludes YOU as well. After all, you may not AGREE with him!

themilehighguys

See above... obviously the lunatic fringe is alive and (sort of) well. Your rants are far from inspiring, thought-provoking, or appreciated here. Do your parents know you're using their computer rather than doing your homework? And yes Einstein Jr., I was in Vegas at CES again this year. I hear Best Buy has a close-out sale going on Bose, knock yourself out.

As a long time consumer of Melos equipment I am surprised and saddened by the foolish tirade of Rlf. The MAR guys are sooo dedicated to righting the wrongs of people who let others fix Melos equipment. This company has struggled for some time to help keep the Melos line in working order, upgrading to higher standards of hi-end sound, and repairing whatever does go wrong with older equipment. Like any company around today- be it Krell or Melos- products sometimes fail and need repairs. I would note that the Krell repair section has numerous equipment repair techs and at my last visit OVER 100 EMPLOYEES! My last recall about MAR is TWO people. I personally know that Will works long hours to keep up with the demand for Mods as well as repairs. My MAT 1000's were the first units to be moded to the next and latest configuration and have worked almost to perfection; when a minor issue happened, MAR immediately directed me how to fix this minor issue and I have had a flawless run of great sound. "Mile high guy" is totally correct; you cannot come close- at the original price -
anywhere else in high end to what power these tube amps will give it's owner. Great dynamics, subtle softness, huge stage- it's all there. OK, so they run a little hot and you need ac in the summer. Big deal. As for the pho volume controls- a unique product design that was years ahead of its time. I know many Melos owners that have nothing but good things to say about MAR service. Granted they can be slow to respond but they are so overworked and try so much to please everyone that I'm amazed at your claims. It sounds like you dropped the ball in dealing with them- your posts do you no good and wrongly accuse them of pretty harsh things. Things that sound highly unlike them.

Discussion threads like this (even ones that unfortunately get heated) remind me why we (and I'm pointiing the finger straight at myself) need to be better at publicly thanking merchants for going above and beyond. We're all very quick to find fault and often don't say thank you as often as we should. I have had several great experiences with fairly large companies like Conrad Johnson and Martin Logan. I have been remis in praising Melos Audio Restoration for the service they provided me. They are a small company with Customer Service and Quality workmanship at heart.

I purchased a used SHA Gold preamp several months ago and suddenly it stopped working. I contacted [MAR] Will and he kindly walked me though several self diagnostic tests via E-mail. He was open and honest regarding how very busy they were and even though the Xmas Holiday season was in full stride, he was right there with me every step of the way; trying to figure out what had gone wrong. It was determined the unit needed to be looked at "on the bench". He was honestly concerned because the unit had malfunctioned in the first place.

The day after Will received it, I got a note .. "It's fixed"!!! He had worked OVER THE WEEKEND to make sure I had it back ASAP.

Thank you [Melos] very much for making my Holiday brighter by your heart felt determination to make a customer happy.

THANK YOU

Hey the MAR boys are right on.They did a great job on my Sha Gold Ref when I had It.They just finished a total upgrade on my 402 mono blks.They sound much better & are now reliable.Will & Jerry were first class gentleman.The work took longer than I would have liked ,but the end result was well worth it.So if you have any problems getting ahold of them write me.I have their #`s & have only good things to say about them.With out them we Melos lovers would be SOL so give thm the respect they deserve.That`s my humble opinion.
Luke Massey alais THEJAMMAN@webtv.net