rollerdj
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i would probably say so. i don't know what else they could do to something like a sub.
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I'm not lookang at any, i jsut thought about it, and wondered.
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well if it's blown, the only thing to do is recone it right?
maybe it's a speaker with 500 hours on it already, and it snapped a tinsel and got returned to an incompetant shop........
hope i don't get that one, thank you
hope i don't get that one, thank you
phantom240
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...hey! my subs have about 400 hours on em. Subs dont really "wear out" do they?
you'll find out soon enough.....
phantom240
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Orly? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif and ive been sending em more than twice their RMS power their entire life. Looks like my new box will be their coffin. Oh wellz, if one goes, ill kill the other. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/patriotic.gif.b47a6e0394a3738334c387bdf79409f4.gif
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You shouldn't assume 'refurb' means 'recone'. Nothing states they must be reconed to state refurbed, so clearly there are people/businesses out there that will advertise refurb without having done a recone. Its not illegal, its not even unethical, most people dont even know what a recone is so its not like these guys are trying to pull a fast one. I think buying refurbs means using common sense, if you are buying from a (relatively) large and reputable company, you can prolly count on a 'refurb' to be good as new (or close). But if you are buying a 'refurb' from John and Steve's Garage Shop off ebay in some town half way across the continent, who knows...
Subs certainly do wear out. They have moving parts, moving parts fatigue over time, fatiguing parts turn into a worn out assembly (at some point). Suspension softens and loosens up, or gets brittle and breaks. Even voice coils that have been over saturated with excess power will show signs of fatigue over time. Oh yes, subs definitely wear out.
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Well i know that suspensions and such will change over time... as ive noticed in the way my subs sound. I like them better with a little wear. But i was always under the impression that as long as they were maintained and the surrounds and such werent allowed to rot or be exposed to excessive sun that they would last a really long time. is 400 hours a long time. There have been days (many) where i played my subs for at least 6 hours in a day... most of those wangin my car apart. Oh well. They were **** good for the money. Some of the best subs ive owned. No problems, funny smells, and super clean output... not to mention less than 150 a piece ^_^
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Everything you said there is true. But a 'really long time' is not forever. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif The stuff will wear out. I believe the reason we dont see much of it today is due to how fast/often we upgrade. New technology and/or fads obsolete our old products long before they wear out (usually).
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So is 2 years a good run for subwoofers?... well with the conditions i gave. and they were in a sealed enclosure.
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