How can an Amp sound awsome but need $75 in repairs

[Korn4Life 5,000+ posts]

Ok so I sold one of my VFL 150.1s to a guy here on the forum and he said that "It sounds awsome" but he was getting a pop when turning it on or off. So i told him to check his RCA's and also to check his ground. Well today he gets back to me saying that it needs new transitors and its going to cost $75. Is this possible for and amp to be perfect put yet cost $75 to repair?

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[hoxie08 5,000+ posts]

ummm id think that broken is broken... ANY blown amp i've ever had either didnt put out power(protection or not), or didnt turn on at all....... so not in my experience...

 

[bass-aholic 10+ year member]

errrr:bsflag:

 

[WKD TC]

all he needs is a remote soft turn off

 

[Korn4Life 5,000+ posts]

I had three of these amps. I ran one at a time. When i would sell one I would take the one out of my car and ship that one and put another one in and so on. I sold all three and they all sounded they same to me. Actually the one he got seemed to put out a lil more power as the gain didnt have to be set as high. He said he talked to DB-R and he is the one who gave him the quote.

 

[mike11202 10+ year member]

errrr:bsflag:

x2 he didn't do something right

 

[Korn4Life 5,000+ posts]

all he needs is a remote soft turn off

Anyone know how much one cost. And also how to these go bad?

 

[hoxie08 5,000+ posts]

tell him to buy his own **** transistors. that what i do. fixed my jl amp right up //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Korn4Life 5,000+ posts]

Here it what he PM'ed me,

Was up man got the amp today i just want to say that the shit sounds awesome but there is one problem when the amp turns on or off my sub makes a popping noise do you know what that is other than that it sounds great.

 

[bass-aholic 10+ year member]

Here it what he PM'ed me,
Was up man got the amp today i just want to say that the shit sounds awesome but there is one problem when the amp turns on or off my sub makes a popping noise do you know what that is other than that it sounds great.

Its not the amp, its him. Don't send him a dime.

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

I'm pretty sure they don't "go bad." It has to do with the car's stock electrical. The "pop" if I'm not mistaken is a surge of energy that occurs when the car initially turns on. Most HU's [i believe] will disgard this power by not even turning on before the surge is over. [Which is why it takes most HU's a second to start up]

It's basically just a relay that pauses for a second before sending power to the speakers.

Summary: Tell the *** to get a new HU

 

[Korn4Life 5,000+ posts]

Its not the amp, its him. Don't send him a dime.

I just dont want to diss the guy cause I know he is going to leave me a crap feedback. I just wanted to make sure I am in the right, I even have pics of the guts and there isnt anything burnt in either one of my 3 VFL 150.1's

 

[Grinder1989 5,000+ posts]

Sounds like BS to me. I wouldn't give him a dime.

 

[mjf 10+ year member]

doesnt deserve a dime

 

[Korn4Life 5,000+ posts]

Im so confident that nothing is wrong with it I told him I would buy it back, but now that im talking with you guys I dont think that will be happening. I think I will email DB-R and ask the same question and see what they say.