25-Feb-2017, 20:36
(25-Feb-2017, 19:37)Jamington2004 Wrote:(25-Feb-2017, 18:49)Xander Wrote: Most loudspeakers can not be repaired if you drop them: complex multi layer of wood, hand polished, internal structures, multiple layers of lack.... I had once someone who overturn my B&W Matrix: no repair possible... you could change the speaker and filter, but not the construction...
So not completely strange from Devialet in my opinion.
I have now a very good insurance covering these kinds of accidents, and that would me my advise for all with expensive gear.
That's not really very true is it? I would say 99% of speakers if you blow a tweeter, or damage a mid range / bass driver they can simply be replaced?
And with active units - amp boards could just be replaced?
Even a damaged enclosure / they could take all the clever bits out of the damaged one and put into a new one?
All of which would be a darn site cheaper than buying a new pair of speakers?
IMHO of course
That's what I said right? You can replace the parts, but repairing the case is difficult or not possible (and the case is about 2/3 of the price - in my B&W example-).
The TP mentioned a 'dent' so I made the parallel with a loudspeaker case to be repaired like my Matrix ;-(
Probably you could remove all tech pieces of the Phantom and put it in a new shell, but there are no tools / process for, or Dev just doesn't want to.
