Are you having problems with Upscale Audio?

 Upscale Audio, Met Kevin at the show in Costa Mesa years ago bought some tubes from him he personally took the order even though he was very busy with the hubbub of the show. Again a couple of years later in his store listening to a pair of Focal speakers that I did not appreciate, He told me i would like Tannoys out of the blue I left.  Years later bought a pair of wireless B&W headphones a very good purchase.This January I went to his store to buy an Eversolo A8 did not buy one though no discount something about tariffs no room to discount product, But the salesman was very polite and professional . I was invited to hear a demo system one of their other people just finished setting up for an audition later that morning. that system sounded fabulous Fyne TOL speakers with dual dual subs with a Prema Luna stack quite the system. The employee had spent the entire morning setting up that demo. So they do care and spend time to please their customers. I just ordered a pair of DH speaker cables from them received them the next day. I have never purchased big buck equipment from them maybe a thousand in total but I have always been treated in a professional manner. They are a business I believe they try their best, Sometimes you win one sometimes you don't.

"The high end crowd can be a difficult bunch. "....Ya think??? I'm a fan of UA...Too many attention seeking blow-hards in the Hifi world and that wears thin after a very short time. 

I have purchased several pieces of gear from UA in the past. They were always rude and uninterested in each transaction. When I bought a set of KT150s, they were of zero help, said they didn't give advice about tubes, just sold them. That was my last purchase from them. At one time, I think they were a pretty good dealer, but I think that ship has sailed.

I feel bad you had a bad experience — that stinks, especially with a retailer I've come to rely on. I have ten separate purchases with Upscale Audio, everything from cables to amplifiers, and I've always been treated well. No shill here, just a happy customer.

Stan

I had an interesting situation with their tech department a little over a year ago.  It started out with me acquiring a Pathos Classic One MkIII from a good buddy of mine.  Once I hooked it up I noticed a pop through the speakers when I shut it off.  I thought it of that an integrated amp of that quality would do that.  It started to bother me after a while thinking that can’t be good for the tweeters in my Sonus Fabers so I called my buddy who told me he never had that problem with it.  I wound up calling Pathos and asked if that amp had a mute circuit and the person, at first, said it didn’t have a mute circuit but after a few exchanges of emails she finally admitted it did have one.  Then the owner chimed in and said a slight pop is no big deal unless it gets worse?  How do I tell when it’s at that point where I need to get it repaired?  Not liking what I’m hearing I asked where in the US is the closest repair facility and was told it was Upscale.  Great, I’m in Florida and Upscale is in California.  Sure I’d love to ship this heavy integrated 3,000 miles!  So I called Upscale tech support and spoke with the tech that the person at Pathos recommended I speak to.  So, not surprisingly, the tech started raving about all of the amps he used to have that all popped when he shut them down and that it was no big deal.  After hearing that I got a bad taste in my mouth and decided not to bother.  I wound up acquiring a used Luxman 507uX Mk II and I can happily say it’s absolutely silent except for the beautiful music that comes through when I use it.