Hello Everyone,
Been a long time follower of this site and after hearing talk about the 5600ES and how the Warrentee has influenced people to buy the newest ES flagship, I felt no is the time to post.
I used to own an STR-DA3ES as well as and SCD-222ES 5 disc ES changer, both of which I bought from real HIFI stores. Roberts Electronics in New London CT and Tweeter Ect. Warwick R.I.
I moved to Texas, very close to Sony's repair center in Plano Texas, after Joining the USAF. I had my DA3 go out on me and sent it in to Sony. They said my reciever was water damaged, and quoted me over $400 dollars to repair.
I replaced it with a 3200ES at the time from EBay because the I didn't care about the warrentee that much anymore.
On year later my SCD222ES would not power on. It had to be something simple such as the switch or something. I paid to ship it to Sony, (I think I paid for the shipping, sony may have fitted the bill for that)
Anyhow, guess what. Water damage. Let me tell you, there was no water damage to the SCD-222ES, the think was on the 3rd shelf of a Salamander component rack with zero chance of being damaged.
I strongly believe because Sony many not carry replacement parts for all of these components, that they are using an "out" to not cover their stuff.
Per the manual I used a lightly damp microfiber cloth to wipe down the 222, I think they saw a smudge and issued a too-bad-so-sad response.
They quoted over $400 to fix the 222 as well. Both of these lousy service requests took place a few years ago, however I felt the need to share my experience before someone chooses Sony ES partially because of their warrentee.
Have a great day everyone.
Been a long time follower of this site and after hearing talk about the 5600ES and how the Warrentee has influenced people to buy the newest ES flagship, I felt no is the time to post.
I used to own an STR-DA3ES as well as and SCD-222ES 5 disc ES changer, both of which I bought from real HIFI stores. Roberts Electronics in New London CT and Tweeter Ect. Warwick R.I.
I moved to Texas, very close to Sony's repair center in Plano Texas, after Joining the USAF. I had my DA3 go out on me and sent it in to Sony. They said my reciever was water damaged, and quoted me over $400 dollars to repair.
I replaced it with a 3200ES at the time from EBay because the I didn't care about the warrentee that much anymore.
On year later my SCD222ES would not power on. It had to be something simple such as the switch or something. I paid to ship it to Sony, (I think I paid for the shipping, sony may have fitted the bill for that)
Anyhow, guess what. Water damage. Let me tell you, there was no water damage to the SCD-222ES, the think was on the 3rd shelf of a Salamander component rack with zero chance of being damaged.
I strongly believe because Sony many not carry replacement parts for all of these components, that they are using an "out" to not cover their stuff.
Per the manual I used a lightly damp microfiber cloth to wipe down the 222, I think they saw a smudge and issued a too-bad-so-sad response.
They quoted over $400 to fix the 222 as well. Both of these lousy service requests took place a few years ago, however I felt the need to share my experience before someone chooses Sony ES partially because of their warrentee.
Have a great day everyone.
