ive bought 4 amps on Agon. 2 came with cords. never even unwrapped them. you paid decent money for a decent amp. buy a decent cord. when i buy amps, i order a Cardas cable the same day.
chill Winston, chill.
Would appreciate a group consensus on Agon purchased amps
Hello all,
I purchased and recieved a pair of Bel Canto Amps form a fellow Agonner. Amps were well packaged - I paid extra for shipping with Fed Ex as the seller wanted to use UPS. I was informed prior to the sale that he did not have original boxes, and he did package them very well - no issues there.
The question I have is would any of you be bothered if you bought a pair of amps form someone on this forum and they shipped both of them without any power cables?
I rang him and inquired about the missing cables and he informed me that he did not use stock cables for any of his equipment - and the next sentance suggested that I go on Amazon and purchase "$3 dollar cables" for them. (his words).
Also, I sent an email to Bel Canto support inquiring about replacement cables for the amps and after one week have not gotten a response from them. I also find this unusual, but it has nothing to do with the seller.
For me this is a matter of principle, and I feel like I should send them back - I would rather pay more and go through a dealer next time just so I can have some level of client care.
Am I making more of this than is necessary?
What would you do?
Thanks for taking the time to review.
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I agree with most of the foregoing responses. I don't think that it is a big deal at all to receive equipment without stock cords, although I personally would always include a stock power cord with any equipment (or say I am not, or at least ask the buyer if he cares). But I only use good quality cords on my equipment, so I have plenty of stock cords to throw in when I sell. For me personally, I wouldn't care whether equipment came with a stock power cord because I never use them. And with good equipment, I have noticed a definite audible improvement, especially in the bass response, when I used an Audience Power Chord on my Plinius SA100MK III amp. With my Pass Labs 250.8, one of my upgraded cables immediately went on it. You're spending some good money on equipment. You might as well invest in some good quality power cords. |
Just to add… I purchased a very highly regarded tube amp directly from the manufacturer (since there is no dealer in my area). The amp arrived in a generic box, though packed well, with no power cord included. I was surprised, but as others said, I don’t typically use the stock cords anyway, so I wasn’t too bent about it. I was actually more upset about the generic box because in the event that I sold it, I’d have to explain the situation, and likely have the potential buyer raise his eyebrows in skepticism. I did end up selling the amp, and included a basic power cord from my stash so the buyer could use it right away, only to have the buyer tell me “Oh, I don’t use stock cords anyway… you could’ve kept this.” 😂. Lesson learned = Communication! (Both directions) |
@gotolondon2 Nail on the head. In the US, it's caveat emptor, to the point of no sympathy. In the UK, it's the decent thing to do.
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