In June this year, we purchased a pair of RCF ART 912-A and a pair of RCF SUB 705-AS II.
One of the SUBs failed at a gig last week. The fuse had blown right at the IEC socket, so I replaced it. 'POP', it blew again, this time quite spectacularly, rendering the little glass part of the fuse to dust. Another replacement produced the same result. This is disappointing to say the least as we have only had these speakers since June. Then, at a gig this weekend, the other sub did the same! I was concerned this would happen and took one of our Evolution subs just in case as a back-up.
I got in touch with the retailer and they said all costs of returning the speakers must be met by ourselves. Legally, it is down to them to pay the cost of the return as these are less than six months old and obviously in warranty.
The problem is, I now have serious doubts about these speakers. If they are fixed, what are the chances this is likely to happen again? I really think I should be asking for a full refund, or perhaps a swap for something else. With two of these speakers blowing, I feel that is very likely that the tops may do the same at some point.
What blew the speakers was the simple act of switching them on! Volume levels are always set to minimum at switch-on and switch-off. We have looked after these speakers and have never had the need to run them flat out.
I am still impressed by out old Evolution rig which has been 100% reliable and still goes out with occasionally.
** Has anybody else had problems with RCF speakers?
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