What happened to Rotel?


I feel Rotel's product quality has significantly gone down hill along with their service. I would never purchase a Rotel product ever again. I purchased a Rotel RSP-1576 only four years ago and now the volume occasionally VERY low, barely audible even turning the volume to near max. Completely unplug it would resolve the issue and make the volume return to normal. I tried to obtain warranty services through Rotel but was told I need a physical receipt despite I submitted it upon product registration. Their service is absolutely horrible and would try to deny your warranty claim for any little reason they can find. Worst of all, they don't have an actual office here but only a distributor, so their actual manufacturing entity isn't bound by US Consumer laws and there's no way to file a lawsuit against them. STAY AWAY FROM THIS BRAND

angelgz2

I understand that's the way most work, but what's the point of product registration if they can't trace the product back to the original purchaser?

Ridiculous that Rotel would not honor the warranty if you registered the product. 

This is of zero help but made me laugh.  So I search for Rotel and this is the first link that shows up 

https://www.ro-tel.com/products/original

maybe you called the wrong company for service 😀

I have a Michi M8 at Clear View because a a "overcurrent protection" mode problem. They are doing everything possible to deny warranty service. Now they're claiming "tie wraps in the wrong place". I am beyond pissed off by those scumbags. I have never opened my two year old amp. I'll NEVER buy another Rotel product. 

@paulie123 

"overcurrent protection" mode problem

That stinks. That fault can imply user error, like your speaker cable touched each other or the back of the unit and shorted.