Maquis Epic reviews?

[repricej1]

I visited a Marquis dealer today. I was interested in the Epic. I like the layout with the lounge seat. Lots of foot room. Looks like a quality product fron Maquis. :-/ They want $10,200 for the 2007 model. I beleive the 2006 Epic was a Consumer Digest Best Buy. Does anyone have one or have any thoughts on the Marquis tubs? :-?

 

[repricej1]

Sorry for the spelling. ;D

Should be Marquis

 

[WHY_NOT]

I visited a Marquis dealer today. I was interested in the Epic. I like the layout with the lounge seat. Lots of foot room. Looks like a quality product fron Maquis. :-/ They want $10,200 for the 2007 model. I beleive the 2006 Epic was a Consumer Digest Best Buy. Does anyone have one or have any thoughts on the Marquis tubs? :-?

Marquis tubs are of great quality. So no worries there. I think the Epic is there best seller along with one of the top sellers in the whole industry. As far as it  being a Consumers Digest Best Buy is totally political, imo.
Have you started wet testing yet?

 

[Mendocino101]

The best thing I can share with about the Epic is that one of the long time contributers here to this board as well as being a professional in the Industry for about 15 years and a friend of mine "Steve" had the chance to soak in one a few months ago and told it was one of the best spas he has ever been. He mentioned that the Hk 40 jets from Marquis really do offer great therapy while be very comfortable.

 

[repricej1]

I've narrowed it down to 3 tubs. I plan to start wet testing the Marquis Epic, Hot Spring Envoy and Sundance Cameo as soon as I get back from my vacation the week after next. I can't wait!

 

[WHY_NOT]

I've narrowed it down to 3 tubs. I plan to start wet testing the Marquis Epic, Hot Spring Envoy and Sundance Cameo as soon as I get back from my vacation the week after next. I can't wait!

You have obviously done your research as all those tubs are great. The only other peice of advice I have for now is to try and wet test the tubs the same day, one after another while everything is still fresh in your head.
Enjoy all the free soaking and keep us posted.

Why Not(the conjested)

 

[Bonibelle]

Reprice, I have an Epic, and I will say it is a totally awesome tub. When you wet test, spend some time getting to know the diverters and the trizone therapy..The better you know the tub...the more you can enjoy it. I was lucky to find a salesperson who had an Epic and knew it very well.  The lounge is great because it incorporates thigh, calf and foot  therapy.  I love the deep therapy seat to the left of the waterfall. It  has great foot therapy but also, as Mendo pointed out, it has the Hk 40's that do wonderful things for your back and shoulders!  There are neck jets on three of the seats. Some people like them, others think they are splashy...the water level in the tub will determine how splashy they are, but I like the ones in the deep therapy seat.  My husband loves the pillar between the left cool down seat and my deep therapy seat..it is very powerful and with the air full open can give you one heck of a massage...(a bit too strong for me).
The Epic has the option of air injection and that makes for a much more intense massage.
The Epic also has two cool down seats which are perfect for smaller guests (kids) or for when you need to raise your heart above the hot water.  The footwell is roomy and I guess at this point I sound like a sales person...but you asked for an opinion.
Oh and as far as quality...I don't know anything about the Best Buy rating, but I can tell you it has an excellent (transferable) warranty and so far my dealer service has been outstanding.
Good luck  

 

[Hideaway_King]

The Epic is my favorite spa.  Most people who try the Epic love it.  The exclusive HK40 jets that Marquis uses are a high-flow jet that deliver a lot of water (up to 40 gallons per minute) but with little pressure.  Without pressure on your back, the massive amount of water is allowed to give you deep tissue massage without irritating the surface of your skin.  Let us know how your wet testing goes, and I agree, try them out all on the same day.

 

[greenhut]

I am in the Altanta area, and the Marquis dealer was a little too far from me, so we did not ultimately consider an epic (we bought a Caldera Geneva after wet testing several leading tubs). However, on paper, both from a specifications and and user feedback persepctive, the Epic was my first choice. The 7 year leak warranty makes their warranty better than all the other premium spa manufacturers'. I also appreciated their Durabase feature.

See http://www.marquisspas.com/documents/2006/2006MarquisWarranty.pdf

Be sure to wet test!

Hope this helps,
jeff

 

[WHY_NOT]

http://www.marquisspas.com/documents/2006/2006MarquisWarranty.pdf

 

[Bonibelle]

I almost forgot...the Epic comes with an in-home monitor. It will tell you if there is a problem with the tub via an alarm system, it can turn on the lights, change the tub temp and turn on pump one from inside of your house. It will also display sanitizer alerts to remind you to change your bromine cartridges or to clean your filters.
The Epic has the Spa Frog Bromine system, which I initally hated because I couldn't get my levels right...Now I love it for the convenience of easy water maintence..It was just a learning thing with me..

 

[repricej1]

Thanks to all for the great feedback!

 

[stuart]

I have almost 20 years in the spa industry, have owned more spas and more brands than you can imagine, have several brands at my disposal to choose for my personal spa in a lower price yet I chose the Epic for my spa at home.

I have never sat in a better massaging tub nor have I enjoyed owning any spa so much. I would encourage a wet test and try every setting.

BTW, I use my in-home monitor everyday and I ordered it with Soundsations as an after thought even though I was sure it was silly yet I play music every soak!

 

[Bonibelle]

Reprice, If you wet test the Epic and they also have a wet  641R
Limited Series, try it too. That looks like a great tub...and I would love to hear a comparison of the two tubs.  

 

[repricej1]

Reprice, If you wet test the Epic and they also have a wet  641R
Limited Series, try it too. That looks like a great tub...and I would love to hear a comparison of the two tubs.  

I'll check it out if they have one. Thanks! ;

 

[cola]

Well I too have an epic.  It truly is a great tub.  Only a few minor issues with it.  I did have a minor issue that I gave my dealer all the time in the world to take care of.  He let me down.  When we (yes I helped out) did work on it (a pinched line), I found that my full foam tub is missing a bunch of foam near the bottom edge.  It took over six months to get two foam kits up to me to fix it.  I was told that Foxx Pools in Ontario, the Eastern Canadian rep was supposed to be taking care of the logistics of smuggling a couple of foam kits over in a new tub.  In the end, I got what I needed and found that it was available at my local Rona (home depot), identical stuff.  So I now have one side done, what about the bottom and the other two accessible sides.  I was passed over to a new rep, Nathan who doesn't care to reply to my simple requests.  I have been reasonable and well, to put it simply, Marquis doesn't seem to care.  I have an associate who has just purchased a thermal imaging camera (fancy $15,000.00 camera) which is due in soon.  I will be posting the results of our scan.  Due to the fact that my heat loss is more than double what I was promised, I expect to see some interesting results.
The bottom line.
Biggest waste of money I ever spent from a group of people all the way from the bottom up that don't care about my very minor issue.
Some very cool pictures to follow soon.
Steve Colasanti