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  • #31
    Re: Is Vox's reliability really that bad?

    Originally posted by slightly_rude View Post
    I bought my AC15C1 new back in 2010. No issues so far other than noisy preamp tubes.
    Changes made to the C1 compared to the CC1 were supposed to improve reliability. It's been a solid, good sounding amp.
    This makes me feel a little better. I want one of those.

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    • #32
      Re: Is Vox's reliability really that bad?

      Originally posted by the guy who invented fire View Post
      Vintage Vox amps will break if you look at 'em sideways and some of them (AC-50 and AC-100) were real bad to catch on fire.

      The new CC series are rather cheaply made but I think they are better than most folks give 'em credit for.

      The new Handwired amps seem to be really solid.
      Afraid not, i bought a AC15HW1 yesterday and it's going back today, no replacement as they are not making any till March but has to be repaired as it has a crackling and apparently its a bad valve, £1000 amp and Vox don't even bother to check them when they are built.

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      • #33
        Re: Is Vox's reliability really that bad?

        Originally posted by Drifter View Post
        Afraid not, i bought a AC15HW1 yesterday and it's going back today, no replacement as they are not making any till March but has to be repaired as it has a crackling and apparently its a bad valve, £1000 amp and Vox don't even bother to check them when they are built.
        Welcome to the forum! I should point out that this thread is seven years old, and people have most likely moved on.

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        • #34
          Re: Is Vox's reliability really that bad?

          Originally posted by Andrew Lamprecht View Post
          I was jamming on a Vox AC15C1 the other day and loved it... I have heard they have big issues with reliability. Whats the deal with this? Anyone have good or bad experience with their amps?
          these threads are old..but itt seems Vox have done it again by making the AC10 C1 a closed back.. If you buty one cut a vent in the back and fit extension shields to pre amp tubes

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          • #35
            Re: Is Vox's reliability really that bad?

            There is a statistically unignorable probability that every Vox amp since the original post of this thread has broken.
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            • #36
              Re: Is Vox's reliability really that bad?

              I've been running a Gen 1 Night Train for about ten years now. Two days ago, it started eating fuses the second it's turned on, even after I pulled all the tubes.

              Honestly, requiring a trip to the tech once per decade seems acceptable to me.
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              • #37
                Re: Is Vox's reliability really that bad?

                Originally posted by Chistopher View Post
                There is a statistically unignorable probability that every Vox amp since the original post of this thread has broken.
                I'm actually really interested in this hypothesis. People still using their Vox's? I'm on the brink of buying one, and was wondering the same, if they are fairly unreliable.
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                • #38
                  Re: Is Vox's reliability really that bad?

                  Originally posted by Andrew Lamprecht View Post
                  I was jamming on a Vox AC15C1 the other day and loved it... I have heard they have big issues with reliability. Whats the deal with this? Anyone have good or bad experience with their amps?
                  Reminds me those "...but, Harley's leak oil" comments; when referring to a post AMC Harley Davidson. Modern VOX amplifiers are as stout as any other modern production amplifier.

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                  • #39
                    Re: Is Vox's reliability really that bad?

                    Personally, I flew with Asian Vox AC15 or AC10 checked in the belly of a plane approximately in a light duty flight case about 25 times in the last 4 years and many countries. They never gave me any trouble. Vox proved more durable than other backup amps that did the same trips to gigs in case the Backline sucked.
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                    • #40
                      Re: Is Vox's reliability really that bad?

                      Last year I bought an AC30S1 and I sure hope reliability has been addressed in the last 7 years. I really like the sounds I get with it but visits to the tech here in Switzerland would soon surpass the price of the amp.

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