tommyk90
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THE WHOLE THING!!!
So 5% of lets say 2000 (low estimate) is 100 units. Do you have any data to show that 100 units have had the problem YOU are describing? Yes, parts fail, that happens on every woofer out there at same point or another with some level of consistency.An acceptable percentage would be less then 5%. So far the HDC3 is 2 for 2 on failures for the AQs that have come into my hands. I will have two more coming in this next week for recones as well. Hoping to see better results. 5% is fair enough isnt it? Most of the recones I do are to change speaker size, change impedance, or power handling. I have yet to have an AQ come in here that hasnt failed (next two failed and are awaiting parts). Is it possible to be coincidence, sure. But I like to be proven wrong instead of just hoping and crossing my fingers that Im just getting all the ones with structural flaws.
How many AE subs have you built and how many have failed? Like I said, the janked up motor you received is unacceptable and I HIGHLY doubt DJ would have let that sub pass through had he known about it. Why doesn't he do anything to help you now? Well, simply because you are a c*ck. I wouldn't help you either.
There wasn't anything to argue in that post besides the fact that somehow you think DJ "doesn't care" about his customers because he wouldn't do anything for YOUR B*TCHY ***. Maybe had you approached him about this, or actually on second thought I would have told someone else to do it, then DJ would have taken care of you.Does it matter what DJ does it for? Does he not have the full responsibility to take care of his products and customers? Something not even you can argue?
So you're telling me you never received good or team pricing on RD, cascade, or any other subs you ran? Bulllllllllllllllllllllllllsh*t! I remember when you had cascade's in the chevette and all you could do was talk about how awesome they were. Where are those subs now? Why aren't you continuing to talk about how great they are? You do the same thing with every company that comes along and gives you a deal. You talk about their great products until you find a better deal somewhere else and you drop them quicker than a girl's ******* on prom night.I rarely see you... talk out of your ***. What deals have I ever recieved? Or are you just going off hearsay of haters. I can make up all the crap about you I could want but Im not that kind of person. ALL products from the challenge were returned to the owners besides a Z15 which jacob had me send to Scott in Indiana as he had paid for it and a RD alpha max that steve had me pay for in return of Jarrett helping me build the boxes for the test. Maybe you should get facts before you accuse someone of something. Also like I said before I had made threads for TC, USamps, and a few others.
Well, aren't you holding DJ accountable for a motor issue that was outsourced to china? How are these problems any different? Is it because he won't give you another motor for free? Why should he after all the hating and bashing you've constantly done? I sure as hell wouldn't give you anything. What good is it gonna do? Hell, I doubt you'd even make a thread stating how great his CS was if he gave you another motor, but whenever a problem arises you are quick to press the "new thread" button.Firmly attached to their nuts? I assemble every subwoofer that goes through the building. Would you like to hold me accountable for a cone issue that was outsourced to a company in Chicago, that promised a non-conductive surface five years ago? Go right ahead doesnt bother me one bit, if you wish to blame that issue on me I will accept it. But do you know what the company did, they saw their issue and they fixed it. Sewn leads and non conductive material was added to underside of cone. Something some companies will do and others wont.
The fact of the matter is that whole AE cone debacle was a huge screw-up, but as I recall you did nothing but support the companies half-assed efforts to fix the problem, talking about how the silicone didn't affect the cone properties/weight/etc. What a bunch of b.s. that was.
You said you weren't here to make friends, which I believe is a bunch of crap. Are you here to make enemies? Well, mission accomplished. I actually talked about the issue at hand and gave my opinion on them. Did you skip over that part and just go right to the personal attacks?When have I once said I dont care about others opinions. The only difference is there are no intelligent opinions out there, they are all direct bashes at me and have nothing to do with the issue. If Alex or Mike dont like what I say they resort to personal attacks and have absolutly nothing to say about the actually product, which appears like something you may be attempting to?
I said it was unacceptable to have that motor be sent out. But I also said that this is a rare occurrence, unfortunately this time it fell into the hands of a person who loves to crap on AQ any chance he gets. Had this motor been somewhere else I think the whole situation would have gone down differently.
How do you know DJ isn't looking into the problem? How do you know this same issue hasn't arisen with all the other manufacturers that have used this sub? Hell, we all know they are made in the same place with the same parts. YOUR issue is that DJ won't take YOUR advice, not that DJ won't look into the problem. You feel the need to preach about how great you are with subs and that every company should implement your ideas, when the fact of the matter is that nobody gives a rat's a**. DJ has avoided your ideas since day one, and that's eaten away at you. Why don't you just let him do his thing? Obviously he's doing something right if they are still in business.I have tested for companies as well and any other company will listen, take my advice for what it is, if they dont like it they can say **** it and move on and simply say we will continue to do it our way. This company on the other hand wont even look into its problem. To me that is an issue. With IA i had issues with their stiffening disc which was pointless, they listened to my complaint and explained why they would continue with it, with sundown I had issues with the first phase plug designs which were plastic, look at em now //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif.
A dozen emails from who exactly? Actual companies or people just asking about woofer design?Does that make you feel like a grown man? Funny thing is since this thread I have had over two dozen emails of people asking about subwoofer technologies and if I would help them. They all really hate me, and the four members im building vehicles for, I had done atleast five last year as well. Guess everyone hates me and just trying to steal my deeebeezz
Great, a few dozen people can tolerate you long enough for them to get help from you. Congratulations. I wish I had time to be so awesome.
Yes, as I've stated multiple times, these flaws are unacceptable. I had no arguments against that.Tommy, few questions for ya. Is this a public forum? Am I entitled to my opinion? Was a product made with flaws that are not acceptable? Do I have the freedom of speech to let people know my experience? Was it left private for the past month, yes. Was any response given, no. From their I figured this would get the point across. And I gotta tell you, and cant be happier to see that someone actually knows of the issue now, even if it is AQ people.
The issue I have is coming onto a forum and bashing AQ, saying that they have poor QC and CS. I'm guessing you tried calling AQ before this thread and they shot you down? Feeling a bit salty?
You do the same to the rest of DOA, why is it that we can't do it to you?Come at me with personal attacks or talking about me like you actually knew something, when you clearly dont like you kinda did in this forum, you will see the same side at shows. Just my natural reaction, gloves come off. Dont care who you are. I dont go around talking about how DD and Sundown hooked you up to make you talk up their stuff (which they didnt but its a simple example). I bet youd be a little pissed at me specially when you know it aint true but it comes up time and time again with no supporting evidence from all my buddies.
I wish DD hooked me up, I DO talk about them enough already. There's the difference, I talk about what I LIKE, not about who gives me the best deal, then moves on when another company moves in. Had I done that, DD would have been long gone and been replaced by no less than 3 other companies who have certainly given me a better deal than DD.
In the end Matt, this argument is getting us nowhere. I'll go back to just agreeing what with Von said earlier and leave it at that.
