Re: HSU STF-2 & CompUSA
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Beer.
Hey, this thread had everything else.
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Re: HSU STF-2 & CompUSA
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When I was trying to decide which sub to get between the STF2 and VTF2, I was recomended from Dr Hsu to get the VTF2. This was his words:
"the VTF2 has all the bugs worked out, the STF2 is in it's first production run, we are sure there will be some kinks to straighten out, for example some people feel the gain is too low. Future production runs will have the gain increased."
Obviously, the "gain" was just the beginning. I am happy with my purchase of the VTF2. I feel bad for all those with probs with the STF. I would of been upset, for sure. As everyone else I am surprised at Hsu response, as far as repairing the bad ones. I don't know much about the company other than this forum and forums I discovered through this forum where everyone else talked nothing but good about thier subs. Honostly, I don't think I would of bought a Hsu sub if all this happened before I bought mine. There are too many unknowns with a direct only like Axiom and Hsu. If I had a bad sub and they told me to fix it myself, I guarantee you, I would send it right back to them.
Panasonic TC-P50G15, DMP-BD60 Yamaha RX-V1400 Axiom M60's,VP150,QS8's Hsu VTF2
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Re: HSU STF-2 & CompUSA
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shareholder in the making
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shareholder in the making
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Re: HSU STF-2 & CompUSA
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I agree...the fix it yourself idea was not right. Would have been smarter to say, "you can try doing this to fix it yourself and get it working properly faster, or just send it back to us or CompUSA."
As big as a Hsu supporter I am, I do believe the early STF-2 problems do not reflect well. But once worked out, I am confident that the STF-2 has no competitor at the $400 mark.
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Re: HSU STF-2 & CompUSA
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aficionado
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In reply to:
Honostly, I don't think I would of bought a Hsu sub if all this happened before I bought mine.
I probably wouldn't have either but if it had happened that way I would have missed out on Joy of owning the VTF-3. It's one of the best audio purchases I've ever stumbled into.
In reply to:
If I had a bad sub and they told me to fix it myself, I guarantee you, I would send it right back to them.
Hell yes! in a heart beat. Excellent product or not.
I live the life I love and I love the life I live.
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Re: HSU STF-2 & CompUSA
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Well, hopefully I'll be running out of stuff to say on this at this point, but I hope we've all at least heard enough to stop incriminating poor Darla in the STF-2 issue. It sure ain't her fault. Heck, she's already got enough of a bad rep from those fishies...
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Re: HSU STF-2 & CompUSA
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Boy I am late finding out about all of this. I had read about some of the problems people were having with some of these first STF-2's, but this is too much. And to top it all off, people were actually told to fix it themselves. I am angry just reading about this, if it was me on the other end of that conversation I would have been livid. I own a VTF-2 and love it but after reading this thread and the one at the Hsu board, thankfully I have never had any problems with it.
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Re: HSU STF-2 & CompUSA
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Well yes they do have competition at the $400 mark, it's called diy .
Last edited by FordPrefect; 01/09/04 11:00 AM.
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Re: HSU STF-2 & CompUSA
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If you have a defective STF-2, then Hsu is a Do It Yourself item...since the manufacturer is advising that you fix it yourself with your own parts from Home Depot.
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Re: HSU STF-2 & CompUSA
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Well this is a fine how-do-ya-do.
When I was searching for subs I did homework and had it boiled down to SVS and HSU. I went with a HSU STF3 because of all the love for their previous products, comparing the prices of the two, etc. Now all heck has broken loose and I'm afraid of what I'm going to be getting today at my doorstep.
Please oh please let me have a good "gasket".
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