Wow, looks like this has turned into Parasound bashing thread. Agreed with Dragon1952. Not just because I own Parasound and been happy with the product, but because this can happen to may a high end and boutique firms. Lets not forget the recent loudspeaker threads that got deleted because of bashing. Search this threads and you will find tons of threads like this.
If I were in OP's shoes, I am sure I would feel the same. I hope the OP reaches out to Richard Schram and try to work it out. Good luck!