Refurbished Amps?

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

Are refurbished amps good to buy? lookin for a good deal but ive heard negative things about refurbished amps. Should i go refurbished? need opinions

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[R/T Pimp 10+ year member]

Absolutely refurbs are good. This just means the weak part has already been replaced.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

thanks. the amp i was lookin at was the boston gt-40

 

[mdillon 10+ year member]

sometimes b stock amps will have more problems that wont be noticed until the amp is blown...again. its a roll of the dice. if they still comewith a warranty i wouldnt see a problem in buying one.

 

[02parkave 5,000+ posts]

depending on WHO refurbed it, absolutly. it cracks me up how many people will buy an amp that has been fixed by say db-r (JUST AN EXAMPLE PEOPLE) but wont buy a refurb done by the manufacturer, lol

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

ya definitely goin factory refurb

 

[maldecido33 10+ year member]

The only problem with refurbished amplifiers is that, even though the component that was bad was replaced, there may be other components that were weakened when said component died. As such, it increases the chances of these "weakened" components of failing.

However, this isn't very common. I usually run refurbished amps, you just want to make sure they are refurbished by someone who knows what they're doing, not Billy Bob in his basement.

 

[lil_italy773 10+ year member]

i wouldnt hesatate on a refurb it has been double checked and has more of a chance of seeing anything else that could be wrong. well thats how kicker does there refurbs checked over twice the whole damnthing

 

[maldecido33 10+ year member]

The couple of amps I've repaired (minor stuff), I stress test the amp (IE drive it harder than I would on a normal basis) for a little bit.

 

[Side Show 10+ year member]

you'll pay for what you get.....

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

you'll pay for what you get.....

lol do u mean you get wat u pay for...?

 

[02parkave 5,000+ posts]

you'll pay for what you get.....

that is perhaps teh most RETARDED statement yet. so you are saying that person "a" buys a zx2500 for $500. person "b" buys zx2500 for $399. did person "a" get more amp? if you subscribe to this theory.. i got some shit to sell you!

 

[seedubs1 10+ year member]

Like people have already said.....Some are good, and others are bad. Just do your research before you buy.

I know when I got my old DEI refurb, they put a brand new board in it. Basically a new amp with an old heatsink. Never gave me the slightest problem.

 

[rollerdj 10+ year member]

i've had 2 refurbs. never gave me a lick of trouble. BUT, it depends on who does it IMO. there are some half-*** companys that i wouldn't let touch my amps. both of mine were done by the manufactuer (sp?), hopfully they know what they are doing.

 

[dB-r 10+ year member]

Factory Refurbs usually = junk. High school aged kids clipping and replacing only the blown parts, soldering the new parts with mixmatched date codes to the leftover legs sticking out of the board from the bad parts that were clipped off. Poor soldering work, wrong parts, you name it. I have seen alot of so called "factory refurbs" and unless they have been reboarded or repaired by a reputable shop and you know it for a fact, I would stay away from them.

dB-r Refurbs = good as it gets, other than re-boarding. Which doesn't look over the new amp board for potential problems like we do. We solder the mosfets top and bottom on almost all of our refurbs to help prevent breakage. You won't get that from a factory refurb, even if it's a reboard.