Kudos to Dan Wright of Modwright


Last week, my Modwright SWP 9.0 Signature phono stage had a problem. Both channels went out, and after some tube swapping to no effect, I called and talked to Dan Wright. Dan said send it to him, he would do the repairs with no service fee. He measured all performance criteria, everything matched to extremely good tolerances. He then used it playing music, and also turned the gain up quite high with the stylus just sitting in the groove, and found the unit to be very quiet, just the normal amount one might expect with a tube unit.

It turned out to be just bad tubes, and true to his word, no service fee. All I had to pay was return shipping, and for new packing that I asked for since I never had the original box.

I have owned this phono stage for around eight years, and have had several occasions to speak to Dan, and he has never been anything but welcoming and helpful. He is a jewel in the realm of audio manufacturers and designers.

I do appreciate that kind of treatment, as would all of us.

Regards, and Happy Holidays,

Also Dan  
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I bought a used LS100 here on Audiogon and had some questions about it. Dan didn’t have to, but he was very patient and helpful in answering some questions I had. Not to mention, the LS100 is a wonderful piece of gear. I also like that he’s here in WA state making all the cool things he does in my "back yard".
My experience mirrors everyone else's.  When my ModWright/Oppo 105 suffered a problem that was clearly an Oppo issue, ModWright handled it anyway, to my complete satisfaction. Thanks to Dan and Kristen Rose Boyd of ModWright for superlative service and support.
PHD, Big Greg,

It's nice to hear from guys that are also in Washington State. I live on Whidbey Island, moved here in 1971 to the north end of this sixty three mile long island.

It's great, shipping to Amboy only takes one day. By the way, I spent all night reinstalling my MW phono stage, cleaning all connections, and sorting out cables to gain more clearance between power cables and IC cables. Just as Dan reported, the unit is now quieter than a church mouse, and sounded spectacular. 

I was up all night, and listened to my first LP at 5:00 in the morning, Steely Dan's Gaucho. Oh, my!

Best regards, and as the Aussies would say, Happy Christmas!
Dan
I own an LS100, and Dan has been patient and forthcoming with all of my questions. He's a peach of a guy and I'd buy Modwright equipment again.