I know I am not alone when I say I feel screwed having layed down a good chunk of change for speakers I thought I'd own for a long time - for me one of the primary reasons for buying JBLs was that they'd last and be readily fixable.
So before anyone else reading this decides on buying a 5 thousand dollar (or more ) pair of speakers from Harman, you might want to take a look at how well you and your products will be supported into the future.
Below is a link to JBL's support site - specifically listing parts for the Array 1400. Now I haven't looked to see what they cost but my guess is well over 5 grand a pair - what I paid for 250ti Limiteds about 15 years ago. Notice you have to be put on a wish list if for some reason your amp burns up a voice coil and you need a new woofer - NICE. Or perhaps a fine Harman rep will suggest you buy one of their PSW1400 subs currently on sale for 1200 to cannibalize the part out of it.
Just wondering out loud about you folks up in Northridge - what's next? Will be seeing the current Harman CEO up on capital hill some time soon - asking for a bailout so it can afford to continue honoring legal committments to stock parts for products it is currently selling?
http://www.harmanaudio.com/search_br...L&MarketId=HOM
http://www.harmanaudio.com/search_br...00BLK-Z&status=