IT'S ALIVE!!!!..... JBL Rocks!!!!

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baimun

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Yes, the JBL PRX 615 Pro that decided to do a Michael Phelps thanks to an asshat in a speedboat is cranking out jams as we speak!!!

Once we pulled it from the lake, I immediate poured the water out of the cabinet (what I could anyways) and used a screwdriver to remove the the power amp.

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I really think the reason the amp survived is that the whole power amp section is in a sealed aluminum chassis. Maybe some moisture got in around the switches or sockets, but I let it dry for two days, let the foam and metal grill air dry, took out the woofer and had a fan on it, and had a fan blowing through the empty cabinet to dry out the insulation since saturday night.

I hooked it up, plugged in an ipod and kinda winced as the power went on. :baimun:
 
A little sucking up never hurt nobody. :grin:

PRX615 survivial story. I play in an Island/Reggae/Rock band and bought four PRX 615 speakers so I had the versatility of running them as mains or monitors depending on the size of the venue, while still being compact, lightweight, and durable. I didn't realize HOW durable until this year's Diamond Lake Sandbar show.

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We run a pair of gas generators on the corner of the stage (barge with the blue tarp covering) with 4 of the PRX 615 speakers as mains and 2 18" subs powered by a 2000 watt crown amp.

After this weekend's show we were tearing down and many of the boats had left the sandbar. A speedboat came by and made a massive wave that rocked the barge so hard I thought everything would slide off. One of the speaker stands (an Ultimate) snapped off at the top causing one of the PRX 615's to tumble into the lake. I managed to catch the other one that was threatening to fall while someone fished the cabinet out of the lake. I poured a few gallons of water out of the port and it looked grim. I removed the amp (and was pleasantly surprised to see the way the entire amp was sealed in the aluminum enclosure). I poured a few more quarts of water out the back until I could get it home and completely disassemble it and put all the components in front of fans. The insulation took the longest to dry out, but two days later I plugged the speakers and amps back together and ran some sound through it. Rock and roll.... it was amazing.

Thank you again for making such a great product. Part of the reason I was drawn to the PRX line were the Crown (Harmon) amps inside because Crown is in my hometown. Eventually I'll upgrade to some line array gear, but I'm definitely a JBL man for life! Thank you.
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Wow Baimun! That's one of those stories that belongs on JBL's website!

It reminds me of the old Timex watch commercials from the '60's, where they would do things like attach the watch to a boats propeller, then recover the watch, prove it's still working, then say the line: "Timex! It takes a licking and keeps on ticking!"
 
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Glad that's dried out ok. :thu:

Hope you identified the asshat in the speedboat and had words. slap0
 
Gorgon90 said:
Glad that's dried out ok. :thu:

Hope you identified the asshat in the speedboat and had words. slap0
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Unfortunately I didn't get a good look.... I was standing on the barge that was rocking back and forth violently. I dove for the one stand that was tipping and turned to watch the one on the other end of the barge hit the deck, the end broke off, and the cab rolled off the edge of the barge right into the lake. :eek:

I was busy yelling for someone to help me grab the speaker before it sank instead of turning around to see the name of the boat that buzzed nearby.
 
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