Kudos to Dan Wright of Modwright


Last week, my Modwright SWP 9.0 Signature phono stage had a problem. Both channels went out, and after some tube swapping to no effect, I called and talked to Dan Wright. Dan said send it to him, he would do the repairs with no service fee. He measured all performance criteria, everything matched to extremely good tolerances. He then used it playing music, and also turned the gain up quite high with the stylus just sitting in the groove, and found the unit to be very quiet, just the normal amount one might expect with a tube unit.

It turned out to be just bad tubes, and true to his word, no service fee. All I had to pay was return shipping, and for new packing that I asked for since I never had the original box.

I have owned this phono stage for around eight years, and have had several occasions to speak to Dan, and he has never been anything but welcoming and helpful. He is a jewel in the realm of audio manufacturers and designers.

I do appreciate that kind of treatment, as would all of us.

Regards, and Happy Holidays,

Also Dan  
islandmandan
I had the same experience with Dan. Excellent service on my pre-amp. Accessible and a joy to work with. 
I have found Dan to be very forthright, honest and dedicated to his craft. When my 9.0 outboard power supply for my modified SACD player had an issue, he not only repaired it, but modified the circuit so that in case it suffered another catastrophic rectifier failure the resistor that blew would not blow in the future.  It has worked great ever since. Love dealing with guys like Dan!
This is what "High End" is all about! What a pleasure to be able to deal directly with the designer and builder of your hi-fi equipment.
Impressive!  Something to take into account when buying new gear. I've owned two different MW digital sources (Logitech and Sony mods) in the past.   They were always trouble free and performed well sonically.
Dan Wright is an exceptional designer & person and what's really cool is he lives right here in Washington State.