SVS vs MFW15

mufsoman
mufsoman Posts: 632
edited June 2009 in Speakers
I've pretty much had my heart set on a SVS sub but have also been researching others. Can anyone tell me about the MFW15 sound quality, build quality, reliability, AV123 customer service, etc? I've searched this forum and read the threads that the MFW15 is very highly regarded but the number of posts on the AV123 forum about amp issues has me concerned. Anyone know if this is a problem??? Thanks
Parasound HCA-2003A & 2205A
Front: Rti12's
Center: Csi A6
Side surrounds: Polk Rti A1's
Atmos: Mirage Nanosats
APC H15
Power cords by Pepster, Morrow MA4 IC's, AQ Midnight, AQ Chocolate HDMI's[/SIZE]
The rest is TBD.
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited May 2009
    GO to avsforum. A lot of post there on MFW15s. If product quality, reliability and customer service are important then go with SVS.

    The people I know which is 2 are not happy, one has 2 of them.
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • Matt34
    Matt34 Posts: 318
    edited May 2009
    The MFW was designed by Mark Seaton who is very well regarded in this industry. It is a great performer with looks to match, however I could not advise it as a smart purchase due to QC and customer service issues over the past few months at AV123.

    SVS is a great choice with rock solid products and CS but also check out companies such as Elemental Designs, Epik, HSU and Ascend Acoustics for other quality subs.
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited May 2009
    Matt34 wrote: »
    The MFW was designed by Mark Seaton who is very well regarded in this industry. It is a great performer with looks to match, however I could not advise it as a smart purchase due to QC and customer service issues over the past few months at AV123.

    SVS is a great choice with rock solid products and CS but also check out companies such as Elemental Designs, Epik, HSU and Ascend Acoustics for other quality subs.

    Agreed,try SVS and Epik subwoofers.
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • apphd
    apphd Posts: 1,514
    edited May 2009
    Agreed, when working the MFW by all reports is a very good performer at its price. But AV123 has had all the problems mentioned. There is supposedly a silver bullet or lining to this as they have redesigned the amp and it is supposed to fix all the amp issues they had. Not sure how this would address manufacturing QC and CS though. There is also new pricing as of the last couple days that make this even more attractive. But for me until I see many many good reports I could not recommend taking the chance.
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  • Ender
    Ender Posts: 603
    edited May 2009
    Rel, ACI, and JL Audio make excellent subwoofers. For good bang for the buck subwoofers, I find Outlaw Audio, Mirage, and Energy subwoofers to be excellent, but make sure to get the good models... some of their subwoofer models are terrible, imo.
    SDA 1C, SDA 2A, SDA SRS 2, CMT-340SE, Swan M200MKII, Swan D1080MKII, Behringer MS40

    Outlaw Audio M2200 x2, GFA 555 II, BGW 750C

    GDA 700, Outlaw Audio Model 990, Sansa Fuze, X-Fi Platinum Fatality
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,664
    edited May 2009
    AV123 had a major amp issue where the supplier installer low value components into them. AV123 is in the process of replacing all the warranty amps with brand new amplifiers after that they will sell more MFW-15's.
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • wizzy
    wizzy Posts: 867
    edited June 2009
    engtaz wrote: »
    AV123 had a major amp issue where the supplier installer low value components into them. AV123 is in the process of replacing all the warranty amps with brand new amplifiers after that they will sell more MFW-15's.

    Of course, it's taking people like six months to get replacements ... ouch
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