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    Posted: 01 December 2007 at 8:12pm

Just for the record, I have taken delivery of 8 x PD186s over the last few months, 3 of which were off centre, one was subsequently open circuit. I have not used PD before except for horn loaded 12 inch mids which seem to be OK [really so they should they have an easy life x over at 300Hz and not really pushing a lot of power thru them]. What is the long term reliability going to be like on this model ... I am using them in bass reflex cabs [one driver in each 10 cu feet ported cab] with 700W worth of power to each guaranteed unclipped.... I cant afford to have units go down. Am I worrying unduly..... are there better units available for the price [with a realistic delivery]?
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Another tale of recent PD woes. What the hell happend to that company?
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Which shop you buy them from?

As theres been a few dodgy sellers on ebay selling faulty PD186's.
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sadly, i think it's the factory and not the vendor. if fast turn around on orders/recone kits etc is a priority then don't buy pd, stick to someone like b&c, apparently you can get most of their kit next day from a strong uk distribution network.

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These came from CPC .... since then I have lost another unit ... OC voice coil ..
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Do you reckon the Void V1000 will be Ok in a bass reflex??? ... Although I need the reliability more than anything ... I cant spend the night worrying if the gear is going to throw its hand in!!!
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your best bet is to contact PD direct, speak to Neil and give him the serial numbers of the units, they can give you a better awnser. it may be the case that due to the high volume PD's quality is slipping, but its better to ask them before jumping to any conclusions !
 
 
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Originally posted by sounddiffusion sounddiffusion wrote:

Do you reckon the Void V1000 will be Ok in a bass reflex??? ...


Nope.

If you want reliable reflex driver get a B&C.
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Ok thanks for that .......
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