Online Shopping Options?
05-09-2006, 04:13 PM
#13
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 151
If you like mtx gear ebay is the way to go. I bought a pair of 1501d's for $200 a pop and a 1004 for $130. They were used as display models at a big box store in the US. As for warranty, who cares MTX has a $95 (with return shipping and a fast turn around time) flat repair rate on big amps, smaller the amp the cheaper their repair rate are. I also bought a pair of MTX 6x8's for $25 shipped, the same ones that garbageshop sells for $150 plus tax.
Originally Posted by gekkebus
Any suggestions on where to get the best prices online? Or do people recommend getting locally in Canada? or a combination of local/online shops?
PG? Alpine? MTX? RF? amps? comments...neep help in choosing and I've only ever had MTX amps before.
PG? Alpine? MTX? RF? amps? comments...neep help in choosing and I've only ever had MTX amps before.
05-09-2006, 04:14 PM
#14
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 151
Still crying that same river are you?
Originally Posted by MR2NR
And some of us are hard working dealers that don't live in the land of oil that flows from the sand thus our pricing is usually a little better as we have to be much more price conscious.
05-09-2006, 06:25 PM
#16
I did a lot of reading on these companies... some of em seem pretty sketchy. It's kinda risky when they claim they're sending brand new stuff to you, yet there have been numerous reports of ripped off serial numbers and obviously used or defective products.
The prices are enticing, but again warranty seems to be a big downfall when buying from the net... take a look on the MTX site - there's an entire section devoted to online scams and the companies who are NOT authorized to sell their products. Although these guys claim to offer factory warranty, it doesn't appear to be even possible.
www.mtx.com/caraudio/notAuthorized.cfm
The prices are enticing, but again warranty seems to be a big downfall when buying from the net... take a look on the MTX site - there's an entire section devoted to online scams and the companies who are NOT authorized to sell their products. Although these guys claim to offer factory warranty, it doesn't appear to be even possible.
www.mtx.com/caraudio/notAuthorized.cfm
05-09-2006, 07:48 PM
#17
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 151
Sounds great and I have done the same after shopping around for swr-1222 and couldn't find them less then $280 each before tax locally.
Originally Posted by veeman
The savings can be crazy good on somethings, especially with the dollar so high. How does 2 Alpine swr-1242d subs, brand new, sealed in the box, fedex to my door in 4 days for...260.00 cdn sound?
05-09-2006, 07:53 PM
#18
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 151
MTX is just pissed because these internet guys are under cutting their retail dealers. The best way to deal with MTX is to by a totally dead and melted MTX amplifier for next to nothing on Ebay and then send it to them for a new board as their out of warranty fixed repair rates are fairly cheap.
Originally Posted by worldind
I did a lot of reading on these companies... some of em seem pretty sketchy. It's kinda risky when they claim they're sending brand new stuff to you, yet there have been numerous reports of ripped off serial numbers and obviously used or defective products.
The prices are enticing, but again warranty seems to be a big downfall when buying from the net... take a look on the MTX site - there's an entire section devoted to online scams and the companies who are NOT authorized to sell their products. Although these guys claim to offer factory warranty, it doesn't appear to be even possible.
www.mtx.com/caraudio/notAuthorized.cfm
The prices are enticing, but again warranty seems to be a big downfall when buying from the net... take a look on the MTX site - there's an entire section devoted to online scams and the companies who are NOT authorized to sell their products. Although these guys claim to offer factory warranty, it doesn't appear to be even possible.
www.mtx.com/caraudio/notAuthorized.cfm
05-09-2006, 11:46 PM
#19
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Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 36
Originally Posted by worldind
I did a lot of reading on these companies... some of em seem pretty sketchy. It's kinda risky when they claim they're sending brand new stuff to you, yet there have been numerous reports of ripped off serial numbers and obviously used or defective products.
The prices are enticing, but again warranty seems to be a big downfall when buying from the net... take a look on the MTX site - there's an entire section devoted to online scams and the companies who are NOT authorized to sell their products. Although these guys claim to offer factory warranty, it doesn't appear to be even possible.
www.mtx.com/caraudio/notAuthorized.cfm
The prices are enticing, but again warranty seems to be a big downfall when buying from the net... take a look on the MTX site - there's an entire section devoted to online scams and the companies who are NOT authorized to sell their products. Although these guys claim to offer factory warranty, it doesn't appear to be even possible.
www.mtx.com/caraudio/notAuthorized.cfm
http://www.labbb.org/BBBWeb/Forms/Bu...anyID=13163480
Last edited by drozzy; 05-09-2006 at 11:57 PM.
