Audio Retreat - a real UK dealer?

[gshelley]

Hi WBF,
Is anyone familiar with an audio dealer named Audio Retreat? I am contemplating a purchase but am not familiar with the company. They appear to be located in the UK. A google search of the address shows a storage company. Has anyone done business with this company?

 

[MRJAZZ]

Hi WBF,
Is anyone familiar with an audio dealer named Audio Retreat? I am contemplating a purchase but am not familiar with the company. They appear to be located in the UK. A google search of the address shows a storage company. Has anyone done business with this company?

Never heard of them, however I would enquire as to what manufacture’s they carry, than contact some of these manufacturers to confirm ( not only that they are an actual dealer, but their address as well.)
Cheers.....

 

[heihei]

Not heard of them which surprises me. Also find it hard to believe someone has that amount of stock in the UK (and on an industrial estate in Gateshead), which is a pretty small market. Prices seem too good to be true as well. Would love to be proved wrong, but looks suspicious.

 

[XV-1]

VTL Siegfried Pair of Monoblock Amplifiers​

£8,500.00Price

sounds too good to be true

Every photo seems to be some stock photo.

 

[bryans]

Well I put their address in Google Maps and this came up:

Address:
Meridian House, Kingsway N, Team Valley, Gateshead NE11 0JH,UK

Picture from Google Maps:

 

[Blue58]

and nothing on Companies House either.
Stay well clear IMO.

 

[gshelley]

Thanks for the input. I agree that the outfit is one to stay away from.

 

[nicoludio]

Was looking at some of their listings - at bargain prices - until one realises that product descriptions are lifted from other listings (including one copied from a sale ad posted by an audio dealer (that operates a subscription based audio forum) in his very own forum). Apparently, they also operate under Shortwave Audio Ltd.

There is a thread on a HK forum about them:

review33 - 二手市場: ★★ 請小心騙徒 ★★

m-review33-com.translate.goog

Another thread from a UK audio forum:

Shortwave audio ltd

Hi, someone from the USA gave me a link to this dealer, as I'm after a pair of speakers, it's a big site, pretty well written, but the prices look far to cheap, https://www.shortwaveaudio.com/ Column House London Road,Shrewsbury,Shropshire SY2 6NN,UK they do seem to be in Column house, anyone...

pinkfishmedia.net

 

[Dan Dago]

Hi WBF,
Is anyone familiar with an audio dealer named Audio Retreat? I am contemplating a purchase but am not familiar with the company. They appear to be located in the UK. A google search of the address shows a storage company. Has anyone done business with this company?

Hi I am sorry to admit I have made the mistake to buy from them, its a scam

 

[bryans]

Hi I am sorry to admit I have made the mistake to buy from them, its a scam

Sorry to hear this. I guess this is the world we live in.

 

[gshelley]

Indeed, sorry to hear this. Thanks for being willing to share your experience.