Years ago (I am in my late 50s), Japan was known for crap... guess what happend.. DR Deming etc.....
Chit happens... it just does. Even Toyota can get a bad run of subcomponents... what matters is that the company takes care of it fast... and doesn't try to hide it.
I purchased, new, a 2000 Porsche Boxster S... it blew two engines.. yes, you read that correctly. Porsche denied they had a problem and lost a class action suite ... they had a defective design .. not parts ... but a bad design with multiple failure modes (just Google " PorscheIntermediate Shaft")... now that is a bad company.
Regarding PrimaLuna, I am not worried... I just purchased their HP integrated amp new.... love it.... moved from a pair of VTL 300 Deluxes... very happy.... actually it is a better built product than the VTLs that soldered tube sockets directly to circuit boards.
Peace
Bruce in Philly
Chit happens... it just does. Even Toyota can get a bad run of subcomponents... what matters is that the company takes care of it fast... and doesn't try to hide it.
I purchased, new, a 2000 Porsche Boxster S... it blew two engines.. yes, you read that correctly. Porsche denied they had a problem and lost a class action suite ... they had a defective design .. not parts ... but a bad design with multiple failure modes (just Google " PorscheIntermediate Shaft")... now that is a bad company.
Regarding PrimaLuna, I am not worried... I just purchased their HP integrated amp new.... love it.... moved from a pair of VTL 300 Deluxes... very happy.... actually it is a better built product than the VTLs that soldered tube sockets directly to circuit boards.
Peace
Bruce in Philly