Revel Performa3 Cabinet Defect


Does anyone have experience with a Revel Performa 3 cabinet failure?  Specifically, F208 with fine, almost hairline width, vertical crack in the rear, from the very top (where the finished cabinet mates to the decorative black top cover), going vertically down almost to the crossover/input panel?  Again, the "crack" is hairline in width.  There are no signs of impact whatsover elsewhere on the cabinet.  Possibly a shrinkage issue if they were exposed to very cold ambient conditions in shipping and/or storage?  Dunno.  Just searching for anyone who's hade a similar experience.

misterbobman

A couple of notes - we have no idea if the Revel Performas in the OP are brand new or 5 years old. Are they second hand?

Warranties often do not cover speaker finishes as the manufacturer cannot control where or how the speaker has be used. Sitting in direct sunlight?

Remember, your dealer does not set warranty conditions, the manufacturer and distributor in your country are the parties who have some control in this area. The dealer should assist with any problems but if you have purchased your speakers from across the country, then is the problem from shipping? Then you have to ship your speakers to be fixed - but where do you ship them? The dealer does not have a wood shop to rebuilt cabinet finishes.

Another point, often speaker cabinets are made in China, or Poland or Portugal whereas the rest of the speaker is made in Denmark or Germany or the UK. If you try to replace one speaker cabinet, it will, for sure, not match the other speaker cabinet which might be years old. Wood veneer fades, colours do not match when made in a different batch.

When I bought my three Revel Studio2s, it was necessary for Revel to send me 6 because I kept getting defective ones.  2 were with cosmetic  issues in the veneer and one had a vertical crack in the veneer on one side from top to bottom.  

Get it replaced.

Had problems with the veneer on some previous speakers. The veneer would show "splits" based on humidity. Not cracks but separation of the veneer. It's amazing how thin you can make this stuff. My guess is half the thickness of notebook paper.

The kicker is I didn't even like the look. Got NIB $8000 floorstanders for half price with free shipping, however.

Sorry to hear that.   I owned a pair of M106 and while they looked beautiful I think the bean counters at Harmon are ruining the brand.  They sounded good , which is /was paramount but after a few years the rubber trim at the top started to lift.  Good luck to anyone trying to buy parts for speakers….   I waited over 4 months for a replacement grill.  They ultimately had to open a new pair to get me one.   

It does happen from time to time - sorry to hear. My M126Be's are great looking and sounding speakers.