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Ahhhh. the quality argument. Do you have any substantive research to back that kind of statement? Not just sporadic, unhappy customers but rather statistically sound research that not only measures quality but measures the difference in quality to the price differential? Please forward and make me a believer. Analyze, I can't really comment on hot tubs from big box stores but I can comment on the televisions. Go to best buy , circuit city or any other higher quality electronics store in your area and look at the panasonic or sony televisions. Look at the serial numbers and write them down. Go to wal mart, sams club,bj's wholesale and look for those tv's with the same numbers. You probably won't find them. The tv's look the same until you compare numbers. I was shopping for a panasonic plasma tv recently and saw one at a local "wholesale" retailer and it was almost 1800 dollars less. They looked identical until I checked the numbers. All the numbers/letters were the same except one. I then researched a little further to find that this tv was by no means the same one I looked at in best buy. I have seen this with other items too. I'm not saying everything big box stores sell is lower quality, I'm sure the snickers bars are the same...... but then again, I have not counted the peanuts:) Depending on what I want from a product is what determines what I am willing to pay for it. For instance, the television, I like to watch tv so I wanted something that would give me the best picture. so I was willing to pay more. I like photography too but not as much, so when I bought a camera I did not feel I needed to spend a lot to get the best picture. I did research them both to get the best one for the money though. The products at the big box stores have their place as do the products at the dealers. On the rare occasion I do find a dealer product for the price of the big box product I will definitively buy it. But for the most part that old saying "you get what you pay for" holds true more often than not.

Just got off the phone with Dynasty. They told me their neptune series is still prorated. the first three years is 100% the 4th and 5th year you pay 50%. I'll have to check again with the dealer and double check to see if the full warranty he told me about was through his dealership. Even if it is, it still makes me wonder about their product. Can anyone suggest a tub that is comparable to the Dynasty Trident. I know its dumb, but I like all the lights and water falls. I'm sure I'm not the only one:) The other brands in my area are. 1. Sundance 2. Caldera 3. Cal spa 4. Jacuzzi 5. Marquis 6. Hot Springs 7. Limelight I would like to buy one of these since they are close to home.

After reading the posts on hear the last week or two and hearing about the prorated warranty from Dynasty It did concern me. I called the dealer soon after to inquire about it. He said it was not prorated and even faxed me a copy of it within minutes. It looked like every other spa manufacturers warranty to me. I don't know if the non-prorated warranty is just from this dealer or if dynasty has changed their warranty across the board? what else should I be asking the dealer about this spa? Thanks for anymore information

New to the forums here. I was thinking of buying a dynasty spa (Atlantis), but as far as I can see nobody likes them on hear. there must be someone out there that has one that is willing to say if they like it or not. The other brand I was looking at is the newer Limelight spas by Hot springs. Anyone have one of those they wouldn't mind commenting on? I must admit I do like all the lights and bells and whistles that come with these spas. I would however like one that is decent as far as quality and longevity though.