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Originally Posted by Andyman
Are you sure it's not by the design of the bean counters? Many electronics carry a 90 day warrantys or maybe even a year, so why would they buy more costly reliable parts with long lives? Especially lesser brands in today's disposable market where you pitch it and buy a new one.
Think about it; How many of use have ever paid or had warranty work done on a VCR, DVD player or motherboard? Labor costs exceed the value of the replacement piece!
I'm not saying this is the case, but I sure wouldn't be surprised if it were part of the equation.
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Very true. I've know people to actually throw away gear that was IN WARRANTY rather than go thru the hassle of trying to get it serviced. In the case of the aforementioned Eden amp, which I own, at some point I will go back into it and replace the dozens of crappy Chinese caps that are left in it. That particular piece really pisses me off because of it's price point and the fact that Eden is an American company (whatever that means). Given their reputation, I expected better out of them.