Unauthorized Dealers

[trachselbj]

I've been shopping around for a subwoofer to compliment the Quintet satellites and KSWC-1 center ordered from Ubid.com. I'm thinking of purchasing a KSW-10 or 12, but am a little unsure about the legitimacy of several sites. Does anyone have knowledge of or experience with 50 Top Sellers or avbay.com. Both offer a reasonably good prices, but then again there's the question of legitimacy. I'm also wondering about which unit would work best with this system. I'm a little embarrassed to say that my receiver's only 60 watts. Thanks.

[justin_tx_16]

i have wondered this before and i just called the sites via the 1-800 number. you should do that and ask. also a call to Klipsch might answer that. personally i do not buy much stuff off of the net just because i like to touch it before it is brought to my house.

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-justin

I am an amateur, if it is professional help you want email Amy or call her toll free @ 1-888-554-5665

[boa12]

yea call the sites & they'll probably tell you u have a full manufacturer's warranty. truth is they do but you

don't so u better hope they don't go under.

the only klipsch authorized nationwide net dealer that klipsch will honor a warranty on is ubid & they use them only for clearance. may want to check for a ksw there. the key is whether they are authorized by klipsch if you value a warranty.

klipsch has the list of authorized dealers on this site. not saying some authorized dealers won't bend the rules & sell outside their areas though

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[Seb]

andabout thereceiver thing, it does not really matter which oneyou use it with. by that i mean that the wattage of your receiver/amplifier won't matter with a powered subwoofer such as the ones in the KSW line.

the sub has an internal amp that powers only the sub.

[justin_tx_16]

but does klipsch have a list of ONLINE sites that are authorized?

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-justin

I am an amateur, if it is professional help you want email Amy or call her toll free @ 1-888-554-5665

[boa12]

justin, klipsch policy is that their auth dealers sell only in their exclusive territory where they have a physical store (except for ubid) & where they can deliver w/ their own truck or u pick up. of course they can use the net if they meet the above, f.e., good guys can sell to u on their central web-site if they have a store in your area.

though pretty hard to enforce, that's the basic klipsch

policy last time i heard & from what i understand.

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[justin_tx_16]

what about Vanns.com? they make shoes but are supposidely an authorized klipsch dealer

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-justin

I am an amateur, if it is professional;

ProMedia help you want email Amy or call her toll free @ 1-888-554-5665

Klipsch Home Audio help you want, email support@klipsch.com or call toll free: 1-800-KLIPSCH (1-800-554-7724)

Return Authorization (RA#) Fax Number-317-860-9140

Parts Department Fax Number-317-860-9150

[trachselbj]

Thanks for all the advice. You guys are a big help for novices like me. I guess I should probably stick with Ubid, but the only sub listed there for the past month's been the 15. You can get it for about $370.00; however, the shipping jacks the price up another $60.00-$70.00. I'd probably be happier with the 15 and a warranty, it's just that it seems like a lot of money. If you can believe it, C/Net rated a JBL sub as being better than the KSW-10 and it only costs around $200.00. Hope I'm not sounding cheap. I'd originally planned to upgrade to a ProMedia 5.1 and promised my wife that going this route wouldn't cost too much more.

[belial]

I bought mine from sounddistributors.com with no problem. BUT--I think I would be happier with a different sub, maybe a velodyne. Klipsch makes great speakers, but some of their subs leave a lot to be desired. At least my KSW12 is a little too boomy for my taste. Velodyne's have a nice, sharp, snappy sound to them, for lack of a better description.