Is this true?

[skitzafit 10+ year member]

As with ANY SUB from ANY MANUFACTURER. Magnets are brittle and PRONE to chipping.

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[AltarCrystal 10+ year member]

I'd imagine it depends from magnet to magnet. Magnets are semi-tough to chip/break, but it's deffiently possible.

 

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

As with ANY SUB from ANY MANUFACTURER. Magnets are brittle and PRONE to chipping.

Yes and no.

Many manufacturers in recent years use a rubber boot on the magnet just for that reason (and having a place to put their name on doesnt hurt either).

However, neodymium magnets (on highend subs from the likes of Aura) come fully enclosed so they cant chip.

 

[skitzafit 10+ year member]

So the person that said this is right and wrong then?

 

[connersdad19 10+ year member]

by breaking/ chipping you mean if you slam it on the ground? or if it is in a box lol.....its a matter of how you use it.

 

[skitzafit 10+ year member]

I received it chipped. Not being up on UPS's codes I opened the box. Its a small chip and works fine but that is what I was told by a member of another forum.

If you bought a new sub and got it with a chip in it would you want a replacement rather it works or not? Just wondering how others would feel.

Also, who is to contact UPS I or the shipper?

 

[nauc 10+ year member]

would you pay full price for a brand new dented car

i'd contact UPS asap and see what they say

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

anything can break.

 

[shortyg83 10+ year member]

Skitzafit I saw your posts on the FI forum. The anwser isn't simple.

Magnets are brittle. Yea the can chip easily and it does happen. some companies encase their magnets in rubber or other protective materials. But it is still a brittle material. I saw your pics of the box that came from UPS and as much as I hate to say it, this is your fault for accepting that package. It looks like they dropped the box mulitple times. You should have said something when it was delivered. That being said Scott nor FI should have to replace this. Also like you were told the sub will lose no performance from a chip that small.

 

[skitzafit 10+ year member]

try telling that to some of the people that didnt pay for it. It's all my fault. Cause I opened the box. and didnt contact UPS frist. I tried to get ahold of the shipper.

 

[shortyg83 10+ year member]

Skitz they are correct if that banged up car arrived at your house banged up would you have taken it or sent it back? not taken it then decide later you dont like its condition. .... just trying to use a similar analogy

 

[NDMstang65 10+ year member]

I told you we are going to get this handled and likely through ups. There's absolutely no need for you to flip out like you did/have/etc, along with a severe case of diarrhea of the fingers on SSA while the whole staff has been gone and doing other things, we do have lives and many other things that we do other than sit on the forum and answer emails.

Patience man, patience. Scott is out of town until tomorrow, UPS should be getting in contact with you by mid week if not before.

Chill out //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif.

Thanks.

 

[skitzafit 10+ year member]

No need nick unless they will take it after its been mounted. like i said i can live with it i guess. I dont belive you or others should make me out to be the prick if you go read the frist page i never stated it was all scotts fault but everyone sure did bash and slander huh.

 

[nauc 10+ year member]

well if the box was all fuked up and you opened it anyway, i'd say youre fuked

cause whose to say you didnt open it, dropped it and chipped it

 

[shortyg83 10+ year member]

It didn't start as bashing they told you to contact UPS and you just kept complaining. So then they started to get annoyed, they gave you the anwser it just wasn't what you want to hear. I hope ya dont even bother changing it. You should be fine with it just the way it is. I have a BTL myself and love it.