Firstly, thanks to all of you for your interest in Q Acoustics loudspeakers, especially of course, those forum members contributing posts supportive of the brand. I apologise for not responding sooner but it has taken me a little while to collect all the relevant info.
The Q Acoustics 2000 Series has been a resounding sales success for Armour Home, due in no small part to the wonderful reviews all the speakers have received from What Hi-FI? magazine and the positive comments by members to this forum.
It is only eight months since we began shipping 2000 Series models in October 2009 and we have already sold over 26,000 units. You won't be surprised to learn that the most popular model is the wonderful little 2010 speaker because, not only are there four in each home cinema pack, we sell large numbers of stereo pairs as well.
The overall returns rate for the 2000 series remains resolutely below one percent. This is good news, but to be frank, it is what you would expect from a range of mainly passive loudspeakers. The individual returns rate for the 2070S subwoofer is higher but remains very much in line with what would be expected of an 'electronics' product and actually slightly better than that of the previous 1000S/Si models which were generally regarded as reliable. To put this in perspective, to date less than 90 people have had a problem with their subwoofer. On behalf of myself and the whole Armour team, I offer our sincere apologies to these customers and trust they have received a replacement subwoofer which is now performing properly.
So, if you own a Q Acoustics 2070S subwoofer or are considering purchasing one soon, can we guarantee it will never go wrong? The answer is no, of course we can't and nor could any other manufacturer. However, we have instigated even more vigorous quality checking at the factory with the aim of improving reliability still further. We have done this because we wish to carry on selling 2000 models in very large numbers and to do so we need the endorsement of forum members such as yourselves, spreading their positive experiences.
Q Acoustics provides a full two year warranty on subwoofers and it is our policy to replace any faulty unit during this period*. So in the unlikely event that you have a problem under warranty, simply return it to your dealer and we'll replace it.
Very best regards,
Steve Reichert, PR Manager - Armour Home (Q Acoustics)
* This policy excludes misuse and applies in the UK. If you are resident in another territory please contact your local Q Acoustics Distributor to verify warranty conditions.