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On-board subwoofer amps - limited shelf life ?

Both me and my hi-fi godfather purchased subwoofers for 2-channel systems in 2000, I got a PSB Subsonic 5, he got a Monitor Audio FB 210 for his Monitor Audio speakers.

Both our subwoofers failed this year, mine a victim of a power surge, his blown up by his teenager sons.

Are subwoofer amps worth replacing/difficult to replace? Do we have to go up to the REL/Velodyne level to get a longer lasting sub? Anybody have good things to say about Von Schweikerts, James, or Supercubes? Thanks ahead of time.
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Shadorne: "I don't think you can generalize, however, I have stopped buying Sony products."

Me too after THREE 23" Sony monitors died within about 5 months. I replaced them with a quite-inexpensive Princeton 20" 1.6 monitor at Costco and am very happy with it. I consider Sony to be the Microsoft-type bully of the consumer-electronics world and avoid their stuff including Blu-ray hi-def-video discs.
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