martijnspit Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Hi, I have an L3t speaker as keyboard amp for my stage piano and Hammond clone. When it works, it sounds great. But less than a year after my purchase, I suddenly had the issue that the sound started to distort really bad. The speaker was broken. It took four frustrating months to repair (parts not in stock and a non-cooperative shop). Now after a few months with very little use, it's broken again. Any L3t or L3m users with similar reliability issues? If so, what did it cause? I hate to go through the same process of waiting, calling the non-cooperative shop many times and then ending up with a product that I still don't trust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinon2 Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 You sure it's a blown speaker? I ask because there was/is a known issue with the fan assembly on these things rattling when cranked loud enough...usually at certain lower frequencies...well, low for a guitar, anyway. Mine sounded like a jack-hammer with F# on the low E string. It's a horrible sound, might be mistaken for a blown speaker. A different fan assembly was eventually designed, and usually takes care of the problem...though mine had to be replaced twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martijnspit Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share Posted July 13, 2016 Hi, yes I am pretty sure. Previous time they changed various components I understood from the repair company that I called. Also, the sound difference / distortion and volume drop is so huge and happens over so many frequencies that I cannot imagine it being the fan assembly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harc94 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 I just had one of my units do this and it was amp module. I sent the module back to Line 6 directly and just had it repaired within a week for around 130.00. Buy a extra rear power / amp unit for quick fix when needed. I bought one off ebay for 250.00. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martijnspit Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share Posted July 19, 2016 Hey good that you found a solution! Don't know whether you use this speaker for gigs but after two failures in 1.5 years I have very little faith left in my speaker, even if it's repaired. I contacted Line 6 and the shop that sold it. They both mentioned they could help me, but no promises about throughput time etc. All in all, it is a LOT of effort to get back a working product. Even though the speaker sounds great, Line 6 products are on my "avoid list" from now on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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