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<blockquote data-quote="c_hayhurst" data-source="post: 1922897" data-attributes="member: 555043">I called the phone number on RE&#039;s website, hoping to speak with a Resonant Engineering employee.&nbsp; Instead, I got some dude in California who said he works for USAmp.&nbsp; He said USAmp bought out RE with plans to offer a full range of car audio products (presumably to take on the big boys).He said a few things which concerned me:1) RE doesn&#039;t sell direct to the consumer anymore; you have to buy from a dealer at dealer&#039;s prices.2) You cannot speak directly with anyone at RE anymore.&nbsp; When I first bought my RE sub, I talked to one of the techs who made my sub.&nbsp; That was pretty cool.3) The guy was a salesman.&nbsp; f.ucking ICK!&nbsp; I had to take a shower after talking to him, that&#039;s how slimy I felt.&nbsp; As a former salesman, I HATE salesmen.I prefer dealing with smaller, high quality shops like what RE used to be.Oh, well...I guess that&#039;s called progress.Has anyone had experiences with USAmp/RE since the buyout?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="c_hayhurst, post: 1922897, member: 555043"] I called the phone number on RE's website, hoping to speak with a Resonant Engineering employee. Instead, I got some dude in California who said he works for USAmp. He said USAmp bought out RE with plans to offer a full range of car audio products (presumably to take on the big boys). He said a few things which concerned me: 1) RE doesn't sell direct to the consumer anymore; you have to buy from a dealer at dealer's prices. 2) You cannot speak directly with anyone at RE anymore. When I first bought my RE sub, I talked to one of the techs who made my sub. That was pretty cool. 3) The guy was a salesman. f.ucking ICK! I had to take a shower after talking to him, that's how slimy I felt. As a former salesman, I HATE salesmen. I prefer dealing with smaller, high quality shops like what RE used to be. Oh, well...I guess that's called progress. Has anyone had experiences with USAmp/RE since the buyout? [/QUOTE]

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