Well don't think it is just Chinese imports. My band just had the midrange horn on our PA JBL cabinet burn out this weekend at a gig. Fortunately we have the Guitar Center extended warranty on it so it will be replaced free of charge.


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Mercedes and Rolls Royce all end up in the shop for work at some time ...

t.

Not after 3 months and tow at your expense

zuki ... TRUE ... but I was just commenting to the fact that it doesn't have to be cheap to be defective ...
t.

I hear ya T - I'm just a bit frustrated with this whole thing - especially after yesterday's phone conversation with them.

Mind you, they never sent me a replacement. They have to analyze first to determine if it's a factory defect!

Guess I'll know more next week. Now I'm using the Podium 8s again. I'm holding my breath because they run very hot at 1/2 volume

zuki ... would a fan blowing on them help?
t.

What JBL line blew, Nigel? Bet you they 'offshore' it...

I have friends, and play in a couple of local joints that use JBL JRX speakers. I have to confess, these are the worst piece of rubbish JBL have ever put out. The horns are constantly blowing, the horns are weak and don't project well (I used to be able to stick my ears right next to the horn while the band was playing full blast and it didn't hurt ) and compared to the SR line, took more power for the same volume.

But, one can hardly blame them for buying these, as addicted as Americans have become to buying the cheapest, nastiest stuff they can find..! At least they can afford SOMETHING, and that, at least, will allow them to ignore the fact that, in the past, their income would have allowed them to buy something that WORKED. You know, were it not for cheap Chinese (and other Far East sites) products, we MIGHT have to face the fact that our Corporate Masters have succeeded in lowering our wages to the point where we CAN'T buy quality any more. Thank God for Podium. Without them, we might have to face up to how shafted the workers (that's us, before you start to pretend you are some kind of CEO just because you are self employed!) have been for the past 30 years.

And, Lord knows, you wouldn't want to piss off the proletariat, would you?

Has anyone thought about the "investment VS profit" in the mix........you buy gear ....you play with it and make a ton of money more then you invested so your NEVER a loser....then when somethings breaks down you complain? It's all part of the music game.....enjoy what you earned and by some more and move on.

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Long term investment... high profits, but high initial investment (which you may not have)

Short term investment (keeps blowing up).... smaller profits. But at least you can afford it. And afford it again. And afford it again.

Guess who profits the most from this arrangement... not you, that's for sure.

I beg to differ again....you can always start with good used gear as to not use crap......and then repeat what I have said in the above post without a problem...no need to buy inferior gear. Reinvesting in your gear investments is always a good thing that works FOR YOU !.

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