Truth About Refurbs!

[Psyence 10+ year member]

Hey, Im actually seeing that refurbs are a HELL OF A LOT cheaper than new, and am seriously considering swapping amps.

Who here has a refurb? And what did you get? What condition was it in? Did it work as it would new?

Just curious!

Im mainly looking for people that purchased through IKESOUND.

Thanks!

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[Raisedin305 5,000+ posts]

Hey, Im actually seeing that refurbs are a HELL OF A LOT cheaper than new,!

Glad you realized! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/handclap.gif.0c301076f534e244f0460706894f19e0.gif

 

[Raisedin305 5,000+ posts]

Any amp that you purchase through IKESOUND is guaranteed to work. If not they will change it for a working one.

 

[~Magick_Man~ 10+ year member]

i purchased a dei 700/6 from ikesound refurbed and it has served me well for about 4 months now.

there were some marks on the face when i got it but most of them cleaned off.

and for the 125 i spent i am very pleased.

~Magick_Man~

 

[duece212 5,000+ posts]

I've gotten some refurb viper amps from ikesound and they were great. The chrome on the amps looked brand new, no scratches. They worked good.

I got a refurb opti2000d directly from lanzar and it was DOA, I know others in the same boat. They will replace it for you but you have to pay shipping. I think lanzar has a retarded 13 year old handling their refurb work.

 

[dak0ta_g33k 10+ year member]

my mtx 801d is a refurb with a new birthsheet and warranty. only thing outwardly wrong with it was scratches in the chrome... boohoo, it is stealth installed where that point is moot. best $180 i spent.

 

[swimfreak26 10+ year member]

Refurbs generally work just as well as new, and there's actually less of a chance for it to be DOA because they test every refurb before shipping it back out, where as they only test one in "x" of the new amps.

May not last quite as long, then again they may, depends on which parts broke or were replaced/serviced.

My brother has been running a refurb DEI1100d since last December without a problem. Some cosmetic blemishes, but works fantastically.

 

[tplaya07 10+ year member]

Just make sure you have some sort of warranty when buying any refurb. Even though certain problems may of been fixed, there may be other underlying problems that were overlooked, that contributed to the initial problem. I know that I had to return my G/F's Sony HU 3x through Best Buy to get the issue resolved.

 

[kingsxman 10+ year member]

Both my Profile amps were refurbed and they worked great. STeve at Profile is excellent to deal with and highly recommended.