Roy Johnson from GMA told me a couple of years ago that the reason he changed his lifetime warranty regardless of owner was due to shipping damages. The speaker's cabinet may look perfect but the inside XO and woofers get jarred pretty good. Bryston changed their's due to some black market units...as long as you have a copy of the original receipt from an authorized dealer, you are good to go for 20 years on most of their products.
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