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Post by dregoric on Dec 14, 2016 7:44:42 GMT -5
From the PT-100 manual it seems that it has tone controls (bass and treble). How much adjustments are possible? Is it +/- 10dB? And on what frequencies these adjustments are made?
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Post by boomzilla on Dec 14, 2016 9:30:45 GMT -5
I have said it before and caused a ruckus but I think Emotiva is shooting itself in the foot in the fact that they have reduced the warranty to only three years. Now even more so if Nick is accurate that the warranty is non transferable. Wrong direction if you ask me Hi teaman - I understand your sentiment, but the "new and reduced" Emotiva warranty ("Warranty-Lite?") is more equivalent to what other electronics companies offer. And make no mistake, offering a longer, transferrable warranty costs the manufacturer LOTS of money... Just the administration alone of keeping up with who owns the current warranty requires lots of time on the part of some poor phone-answerer in Tennessee. Yes, we might prefer to have a longer, transferrable warranty, but to keep costs low, Emotiva has opted not to. I understand their choice. And might I also point out that the value of the longer, transferrable warranty wasn't in original-buyer protection, but rather in enhancement of resale value. Why? It's called the "bathtub curve of reliability." Consumer goods (including electronics) have a relatively high failure rate immediately upon being put into service (generally considered to be the first year of service life). If the item hasn't broken during the first year, then the failure rate drops precipitously to a very low, and relatively constant number. Then at the end of the item's service life, the failure rate then again rises (at an almost exponential rate). If you graph these failure rates on an x-y chart with the vertical y axis being "number of failures" and the horizontal x axis being time, the resulting plot resembles the cross section of a bathtub. Thus the name of the phenomenon. So, since Emotiva's three-year warranty is considered 3x the likely failure period for new items, it is more than sufficient. The only other issue is resale value (transferrable-warranty) which Emotiva has chosen to abandon in order to keep costs down. Don't like the change? I understand - but I also understand why Emotiva did it and why it's not only a good business move on their part, but also why it's mostly academic to me as a consumer. I got the savings in the reduced price of the component! Boomzilla
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Post by klinemj on Dec 14, 2016 10:03:50 GMT -5
And might I also point out that the value of the longer, transferrable warranty wasn't in original-buyer protection, but rather in enhancement of resale value. Why? It's called the "bathtub curve of reliability." Consumer goods (including electronics) have a relatively high failure rate immediately upon being put into service (generally considered to be the first year of service life). If the item hasn't broken during the first year, then the failure rate drops precipitously to a very low, and relative constant number. Then at the end of the item's service life, the failure rate then again rises (at an almost exponential rate). Yes indeed - the old "manufacturing defect vs. wearout failure" from reliability engineering. For those who want to learn how others make $ off you as they sell you extended warranties, read up on things like THIS...Click here to learn if you don't know!Mark
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Post by cgolf on Dec 14, 2016 11:54:03 GMT -5
And might I also point out that the value of the longer, transferrable warranty wasn't in original-buyer protection, but rather in enhancement of resale value. Why? It's called the "bathtub curve of reliability." Consumer goods (including electronics) have a relatively high failure rate immediately upon being put into service (generally considered to be the first year of service life). If the item hasn't broken during the first year, then the failure rate drops precipitously to a very low, and relative constant number. Then at the end of the item's service life, the failure rate then again rises (at an almost exponential rate). Yes indeed - the old "manufacturing defect vs. wearout failure" from reliability engineering. For those who want to learn how others make $ off you as they sell you extended warranties, read up on things like THIS...Click here to learn if you don't know!Mark Good read. Mostly common sense or what we have all learned over the years with most products. If a product is going to break, most will break fairly quickly, run for a certain amount of time and eventually break down or fade out. Of course the key issue is, how long is that expected run time between initial and fade out?? If I build a product that lasts forever, it won't need to be replaced!! At least for me, except for one piece, all of my Emotiva products have had an excellent shelf life and are all still operating perfectly!!
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Post by klinemj on Dec 14, 2016 13:00:22 GMT -5
Of course the key issue is, how long is that expected run time between initial and fade out?? There are some good techniques experts use to figure this out and apply it, even for preventive maintenance optimization in manufacturing (for the equipment that makes products). We use it at my work. Mark
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Post by cgolf on Dec 14, 2016 13:28:55 GMT -5
Of course the key issue is, how long is that expected run time between initial and fade out?? There are some good techniques experts use to figure this out and apply it, even for preventive maintenance optimization in manufacturing (for the equipment that makes products). We use it at my work.Mark Yes, I'm guessing that "use life" on any product depending on run hours, materials used in equipment, experience failure rates, other indicators, etc. can be developed. And if that life cycle is OK with the consumer then buying the next one is not an issue. If it isn't, then there is a problem. Of course, most or at least many of us, purchase a newer model of a product before the older one wears out. Thus the wonderful used marketplace!!!
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Post by boomzilla on Dec 14, 2016 17:00:14 GMT -5
Yep - the science of preventative maintenance - replacing things before they break - is of convenience in some applications, but is far more serious in others. I work with flammable, toxic, and reactive chemical-manufacturers, and a pump failure, for example, in THOSE services can be catastrophic. So there's no "run it till it breaks & then patch it" mentality left. You can't stay in business that way. So a good predictive maintenance manager is worth her/his weight in gold.
Cheers - Boom
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Post by dregoric on Dec 16, 2016 13:48:22 GMT -5
From the PT-100 manual it seems that it has tone controls (bass and treble). How much adjustments are possible? Is it +/- 10dB? And on what frequencies these adjustments are made? Anyone can help ?
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