Well this sucks. I was also considering Bryston as a retirement gift for myself in a few years and the 20 year warranty was a selling point for sure. Can’t see myself paying the premium now if the warranty is basically in line with competing products.
I assume they’ve done the math but it really seems hard to believe that the additional warranty claims are costing them more than the profits they’ll forgo from people choosing not to buy them because of the warranty changes. Seems pretty short sighted for a brand selling a boutique product at a time when money is already tight for allot of people. The warranty was a huge differentiating factor that they’ve now seemingly cast aside and invited allot more competition for cross shopping. Bizarre strategy for sure.
