Tom,
Please get a quote for me for amp+cabinet and if they can do a special for a replacement driver as well.
Thanks,
Ken
tomp wrote:
I'm in North Potomac, MD. However, I have already disassembled and packed the driver and amp up for shipment back. My last round of testing (it is always my last because sometimes I test the units to destruction) is to determine the maximum power that the amp can supply to the specific driver in the unit at various frequencies. The test time is significant to determine if compression takes place as the driver heats up. During one of the last series of tests I damaged one of the two voice coils at sustained levels in excess of 1.300 watts (it's a great amp and the driver held up much better by far than most under that abuse). If you would like the amp and cabinet so that you could purchase a new driver I could hold the amp so that you could purchase it from them.
The box will not go back because of freight costs. They might also make a special price for the new replacement driver. BTW, Parts Express has a 5 year warranty on all products but it obviousy would not apply to the driver in this case. Please let me know if you would like to do that so I can approach them on a special price for the whole kit with a new driver. I will say that the finish on the box is much better than any finish I have done and it would be a shame to toss it but I have no use for it. The advantage of having it disassembled is you could handle it easier getting it into and out of a vehicle and setting it in the final position. I picked up all the components but not the complete unit.
Tom