Upscale Audio is up front with customers


I have not bought from Upscale before but have enjoyed their videos. The approach Kevin Deal is taking with his customers is really up front and honest. A good model for how to communicate in audio, and in general.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV0oswlwx2M&ab_channel=UpscaleAudioHighFidelity

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I've never had any issues with Upscale. Spoken with Kevin many times over the years and he's always helpful and pleasant.  Maybe once he wasn't but never rude.  I shrugged it off because I'm sure his patience gets tried daily and he's human.  I couldn't imagine dealing with the public as long as he has. Overall, we've had some lengthy conversations. I appreciate his honesty. Kevin runs a very good business and not many like Upscale anymore.  They have always helped me out with their customer service professionals. Hopefully they continue to survive successfully.  

Newflash: A/V stores that try to sell you power cords, esp. at $5000, are not "really up front and honest." They are part of the snake oil scum that's destroying this hobby. Educate yourself before falling victim to BS marketing, and those who perpetuate it. 

Uncle Kev was rude to me when I went in and said I wanted to buy speakers, seems kinda stupid. He said here play some music I played a song on his Roon system from a singer that I had worked with professionally for 5 years and was in the studio for the mixing of the song I was listening to. I said these speakers are way to bright, he was offended I said I'm really very sure the music doesn't have this much high end in general, more offense. I said I was in the studio when this song was mixed by perhaps the greatest engineer ever in one of the greatest studios ever and I've recorded this persons voice for 1000s of hours, there is no way I'm wrong about this. He said well this isn't a studio. OK I get it but I had 200k to buy speakers that day and he was just rude for no reason bad choice uncle Kev. 

I've had a few dealings with Kevin and he has always steered me in the right direction. I did have a major problem with a defective item and he took care of it right away and with no hassle.