Experience with Blue Circle amps

As someone who knows Gilbert pretty well, I am reluctant to wade into this one, but something feels a little fishy here. Maybe not but I know the smell of fish. I live in New England. I hear a good deal of allegedly factual crap being slung towards Innerkip. But no mention of who the dealer is so no one, including Gilbert if he cared to, could check out your story. And here's a dealer selling Blue Circle amps he's also claiming have a 70% failure rate? This should be an easy tale to verify or dismiss. Name your source, my friend, or keep your crap to yourself.

I second Bobs' take on this. If you insist on slagging a good manufacturer's reputation then pony up with ALL the facts, not just a partial story.
I have alot of experience with most of the BlueCircle product from the BC21/22 right up to the full AG series. Aside from an occasional noisy tube (hardly BC's fault !) I've had NO problems at all. Gilbert has always been prompt to answer any questions I may have had, and has exhibited a very generous attitude towards his customers.
A 70% failure rate ?? I highly doubt it.

Funny how the smell of fish carries far and wide...can you verify the dealer Thorty40? Or are you up to something? I think you have a verrry selective axe to grind here.......

To reiterate, I too had the same problems as thorty40.
I too know the smell of fish very well and something is amiss here.
The name bobneill is the same name as the person at AA with many treads about Blue Circle equipment, now it seems that you are are very friendly with the owner of Blue Circle.
Also did I not see your name with Sound stage, or some other reviews about Blue Circle.

I own Mark Levinson gear, along with several other brands but I do not know one person at any of those companies, so why is it that there are some in this tread that seem to know the owner of Blue Circle so well, it just does not sit right.
So what happen to all the Blue Circle dealers at Audiogon?

BigCop. I also have experience with Krell, Levinson, and many other manufacturers gear.
The fact of the matter is that BlueCircle is a very small operation, not a mind sucking entity owned by an even larger organism. Therefore, when a customer gets in touch with someone at BlueCircle, you have a very large chance of getting Gilbert directly.
He takes pride in his components, and doesn't like the thought of product failure. This can be said for many small audio manufacturers. The difference is that you can still get a personal touch, not just a technician who doesn't care if you have a ground loop problem or not.
The other thing you don't realize is that many of BlueCircles' customers are within a 2 hour drive of his facility. Therefore, it only stands to reason that some customers may have actually *met* Gilbert.
FACT.... Bob Neill writes for EnjoyTheMusic.com not Soundstage.com