Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watrose.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watnot!watrose!rpjday From: rpjday@watrose.UUCP (rpjday) Newsgroups: net.audio Subject: Mr. Udell's hassles with Technics and Stereo Scene Message-ID: <7651@watrose.UUCP> Date: Sat, 2-Nov-85 09:00:32 EST Article-I.D.: watrose.7651 Posted: Sat Nov 2 09:00:32 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 3-Nov-85 05:59:04 EST Distribution: net Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 20 It may be unfair to take someone's advice about "don't but brand X because I hate it", but Mr. Udell seems to have a very strong, well-researched case here. Do we or do we not let it affect our choice of our next CD player? One solution is to take a reasonably complete summary of his experiences to the store you are planning to purchase your player from (maybe blank out Technics' name, just to be fair), and when the question of service and warranty comes up, whip out your copy of The Saga of Mr Udell, and ask them what they will do when this happens to you. One of the overwhelming reasons that local stores give for buying from them as opposed to mail order is that they feel responsible for your machine (since you probably paid more for it than if you had mail ordered). If they are just going to unload you to the manufacturer, there's no point giving them that bonus. This approach seems to cover all the bases, but it's early Sat. morning, I'm tired, and I'd appreciate any comments or flames on this approach. r. day *** Insert cute closing ... ZZZZZZZ ...