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What's wrong with Velodyne?

I have two Velodyne subs. (HGS-12 and older one) and both have worked great, sound great, etc.

However, my experience with dealers is that they think very lowly of Velodyne and politely recommend staying away from them. One dealer used to carry them and dropped them, another well-established dealer said he though many other brands (some he didn't carry) would be better.

Is something going on here that I am missing? I don't think it's just dealers trying to sell products they carry.
bundy
cytocycle
1,043 posts
 
I replaced my Velodyne F1800R with a smaller Velodyne DD15 and they still have it in my opinion. The room correction feature is pretty cool.

There are more players in the subwoofer market now days so there are more options but you won't go wrong buying a velodyne. Especially the DD series.
itball
109 posts
 
Velodyne has certainly gone more mainstream in their sales channels - you can now buy some models at Crutchfield and other large electronics stores. I'm sure margins are being squeezed as a result plus no high end dealer wants to carry product that is offered in so-called "low end" places.

I have two of their subs and love the performance although I will say that their service level the one time I needed it was horrible.
rwwear
2,904 posts
 
Velodyne is a fine product. Their DD series is more exclusive and not sold at Circuit City and other mid-fi establishments. The DD series is also some of if not the best subs available. They have just raised their warranty to 5 years for the drivers and three for the electronics.
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