25 year warranty – thoughts invited


I've often wondered why despite mega-bucks and assuming mega-reliability why warranties on audiophile gear are so time limited. Surely if the maker, or more relevantly the dealer had true confidence in both the brand and the model they’d be keen to offer something exceptional. However, they rarely do.

So I was surprised and pleased to spot this morning that one of LFD Audio’s retailers is at no extra charge providing a 25 year parts and labour warranty to buyers of new amplification and phono stages. http://lfd4u.com/our-2-service-levels/our-prices-gold-standard/

Apart from Bryston (I think) no one else is offering this. Isn’t it time they did? So why aren't they?

LFD don’t produce anything with movable parts so I guess they wouldn’t get snookered into a 25 year warranty on a laser assembly. Also, if I've read the text correctly the warranty is transferable to each new owner in the 25 year period. Is this a new paradigm, an offer too good to be true – or what? Thoughts invited. Thanks
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Showing 2 responses by swampwalker

+1 to Jmcgrogan2, Schubert, and Brf.
IMO, transferability is more important than 20 or 25 yrs.
One other thought on warranties. Lots of the gear being bought and sold on this site operate at the "bleeding edge" and thus may be considered, like many high performance items, more prone to failure. Not all, of course, but high performance usually comes at a price; durability, cost, ease of use, availability of replacement parts, etc. For example, the 2004 Honda F1 motor reved to 18,500+ RPM; my 2004 Honda Pilot motor is red-lined at around 5500 RPM. But my Pilot's motor just passed 180K miles and has never had anything beyond routine maintenance (oil changes, 1 serpentine belt/water pump, and one tune-up). I bet Honda never got 1K miles on one of their F1 motors.