Yamaha Warranties?

[Ace H]

I know that Yamaha does not allow their RX-V series A/V Receivers to be sold from just any store. If you purchase one from a non-authorized dealer, Yamaha will not approve the warranty. I understand this part.

The HTR series A/V Receivers are sold to mass market outlets and you can buy one just about anywhere. Does the dealer need to be and AUTHORIZED one for Yamaha to honor the warranty on the HTR series A/V Reciever?

[markw]

"Warranty Policies. Yamaha provides warranty coverage for new Yamahaź products originally sold by Yamaha Authorized Dealers located in the United States. Check our DEALER LOCATOR for a list of U.S. Authorized Dealers. Yamaha products purchased from retailers other than Yamaha Authorized Dealers (whether via the Internet, or otherwise) will NOT be covered by Yamaha’s warranties, and U.S. service centers will not repair such products under warranty."

If you have any doubts as to wether a dealer is authorized, check out the DEALER LOCATOR in this link.

http://www.yamaha.com/warranty_safety.asp

[Ace H]

The link you included seems to be for Musical Instruments not Home Electronics i.e. A/V Receivers.

[GMichael]

The link you included seems to be for Musical Instruments not Home Electronics i.e. A/V Receivers.

With a few clicks, I found this one.

http://www.yamaha.com/yec/customer/dealer.aspx?CTID=5010030

[markw]

The link you included seems to be for Musical Instruments not Home Electronics i.e. A/V Receivers.http://yamaha.com/yec/customer/warranty.html?CTID=5010080

Not that it changes things much.

"It is our policy to honor warranties and perform warranty service only on products purchased from an Authorized Dealer. If you purchase from an unauthorized source, our product warranty program will not be valid."

Google is your friend,

Try going to google and typing in something like "Yamaha+audio+warranty" and you would be surprised at what comes up.

Congratulations! You've just learned how to fish!