Kef Sub just died

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Hi all

 

Needing a bit of advice please. My Kef sub from my 2005.2 system has just died. It sounds like a machine gun when it is on! Is it worth attempting to get it fixed or is that a lost cause and I need to look at a new sub? If a new sub is the way forward are there any recommendations out there?

 

Thanks

Kev 

 

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All the above links relate to problems with the same KEF sub. Possibly the same problem. did you leave yours on standby?
Did it die after a session of hard use or quietly in the night?
Get in touch with KEF and see how much they'd charge for a new plate amp.
Before sending it back try to ensure that the drive unit itself is working OK. Push the cone back by hand to feel for rubbing indicating a non centred driver and try to feed it a quiet LFE signal if you have a spare power amp channel you can use.
It's a toughie as you might be able to pick something up 2nd hand for the same sort of money as a replaccement amp.

 

[pioneer7]

These are very good indeed, great value for money and they rock. http://www.bkelec.com/

 

[Anonymous]

My KEF sub from my 2005.1 set died a couple of years ago. I took it to KEF in maidstone and for £50 they swapped out the amp which had died for a new one, while I waited. Helps if you life nearby obviously, but shows they not only can help, but don't rip you off for doing so. Rather impressed.

 

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pioneer7:

These are very good indeed, great value for money and they rock. http://www.bkelec.com/

These look incredibly like the MJ acoustics Pro50 and Ref100 subs.

 

[Andrew Everard]

Will Harris:My KEF sub from my 2005.1 set died a couple of years ago. I took it to KEF in maidstone and for £50 they swapped out the amp which had died for a new one, while I waited. Helps if you life nearby obviously, but shows they not only can help, but don't rip you off for doing so. Rather impressed.

I think this amp failure is a 'known problem', affecting a number of these subs. Yours is not the first one I've encountered to have died like this and be revived with a relatively inexpensive amp module swap.