anyone?

 

when you turned it down to -12, did you turn it back up?

 

yea ttocs. While i was playing around with the features i moved it from -12 all the way to +12. Could this have blown the sub/amp. The amp was close to its limit(400 watts @4ohm bridged) the sub is good for 500rms but i know that clipping could have wrecked that. Im testing my equipment on my friends amp tmrw. Say my amp is messed up. Elemental Designs has a 5 yr warrantybut even if that doesnt work, do you think they would do repairs? Can it even be fixed and what would it cost? Thanks

 

it could be any number of things. I have no idea what EE would do for you since I have been hearing bad thing amongst the industry of their warranty.

put that meter on ohms and test the sub.

 

Problem is, manufacturer warranties on equipment or items that have to actually be "installed", usually require professional installation and proof thereof. Thats one way they get you. Then again...if it was professionally installed, there might not be a problem? [:-]

 

eD doesn't require professional installation. If there is a problem with your amp or subwoofer, you have to fill out an RMA and send it in. All of this information is on their website. You pay for the shipping to them, once they get it they will diagnose the problem. If it's due to a defect, they re-emburse for the shipping you paid and obviously ship it back to you. If it's clear that its damaged due to abuse, whether from misuse or "improper" installation. And by improper, im not trying to rag on your install skills, theres could easily be a small step you skipped when changing something around. For instance, you want to always disconnect your battery when doing anything. I rarely do aside from anything significant changes to an amplifier. But say you did damage it because of something small like that, its not covered. 99% of the time they can tell if it's from a manufacturing defect or abuse, black or white.

If you die and have an autopsy done and your family suspects it's because your old. But you actually smoke 3 packs of cigarettes a day you just didn't tell anybody, and they open you up and your lungs are black as can be. Probably not because you were old...

If you send in a subwoofer that you can hear the coil scrape along the magnet, you can still smell the burnt coil etc. It's abuse not a defect.

If you have ever worked somewhere you will understand exactly what a warranty covers and how much people will beat the crap out of things and try to blame it on you because they were being care-less. Especially the audio industry. One of the very few, if not the only reason to ever buy anything at Best Buy. They get their equipment so cheap and mark it up beyond belief that if they refuse to replace a subwoofer for a customer, and they are pissed of at Best Buy and not shop there for a small amount of time, like a month. They will be losing money making you mad for that short of time, so they go ahead and do it to keep you coming back.

 

Depending on what it is, they can repair some things. If you need a re-cone (You smoked a coil or something) im almost positive they do those for $50-$75 depending on the driver, if it was because you blew it up.

Amps aren't really the same story, alot more to an amp than a woofer. Usually the the most cost effective is a new one if you popped it beating the hell out of it. Their amps have a great overload protection though, i'd be surprised if you blew the amp up.