This is not my experience at all. In fact any very well known high end manufacturer, I can name Vandersteen, Cary Audio, and especially Magnepan, continue to support thier products well into the ump-teenth generation owner.
I have had Magenapan rebuild IIIa's and 3.6R's to completely new condition. I was shocked at how reasonable the price was, and they knew who the original owners were by serial number in each case.
I will never buy an item from a company that won't support fully paid repair work. They won't be in business very long in my opinion.
As an additional point that I just thought of, McIntosh is great about repairing gear. I think these guys at AA are not the best business people on the planet if they think they can get away with spitting on the secondary market.
I have had Magenapan rebuild IIIa's and 3.6R's to completely new condition. I was shocked at how reasonable the price was, and they knew who the original owners were by serial number in each case.
I will never buy an item from a company that won't support fully paid repair work. They won't be in business very long in my opinion.
As an additional point that I just thought of, McIntosh is great about repairing gear. I think these guys at AA are not the best business people on the planet if they think they can get away with spitting on the secondary market.