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Ethical Help from the AudiogoN Community

I am the seller of "Bowers & Wilkins PM-1s with Stands" (Listing ID:lis7j46i). Please look at the listing, read what I said, look at the photos and then look at the discussion in the Q & A section.

I wish to note that I really love AudiogoN for buying and selling and the community and camaraderie of the forums. I have had a quite a few transactions as both buyer and seller. All have concluded satisfactorily as you can see from my feedback. Members of the forums have helped me solve problems for which I am extremely grateful.

My listing was meant to be open and transparent. As far as price, I'm at a loss, so I'd be delighted to see offers if there are any.

I feel like john1, who hasn't had a transaction since 2011, has attacked me publicly in a libelous manner and just for sport. I feel that if he was offering his thoughts in a constructive manner, he would have done so privately instead of tainting my ad.

I also believe, maybe naively, particularly in light of the current political turmoil, that free speech is a right, so I haven't used the Delete button to remove john1's posts.

I am at loss as to how to proceed and I am asking the AudiogoN community which I have great respect for to give me thoughts as to how I should go forward.

Thanking you all in advance,

Alan
adeep42
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lowrider57
5,393 posts
 
You've created a good ad and I've seen many like it with a damaged driver. You should include the replacement tweeter in the sale, and also post the list price for the speakers.
It's ok to delete John's post, he won't be buying your item.
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bcgator
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I think you've done a good job with the ad.   Because you used the word "damaged" it's possible that John misunderstood and interpreted the ad as meaning that the tweeter is inoperable, but I've read it carefully and I understand that's not the case and that the damage is to the dome only and not the tweeter itself.    As pointed out, this is not uncommon - many a child has poked at the domes on the 800 series!  Either way, his response would annoy me as well and I'd delete it.  

If you decide to replace the tweeter, it may be a good idea to purchase an extra trim ring from B&W at the same time - they're only $10.  That's the ring that goes around the 5" driver and covers the screws that hold the driver in place.   To get into the speaker to change the tweeter you'll need to remove that 5" driver, but to get to the screws holding that driver in you have to remove the trim ring first, and the tabs that hold the trim ring in place can break fairly easily.  I learned this the hard way.    It's entirely possible that you get your trim ring off no problem, but if you break a tab like I did you'll wish you'd just ordered the $10 trim ring at the same time.   Once the trim ring is off, removing the driver is easy and you're then into the speaker no problem.
ebm
9,311 posts
 
Price too high for a speaker with a damaged tweeter you should fix it and lower the price.Good luck.
knghifi
1,668 posts
 
@adeep42
Delete the question, leave the listing like it is. There is nothing wrong on your part! It looks like that guy is just breaking your stones!
+1.  Agon is a reflection of society and lots of Aholes.  GL!
jl35
3,921 posts
 
I have had my share of pushed in tweeters- they all sounded ok, but the manufacturer always told me it would affect the sound - when I would replace them, I was always surprised by the improvement...
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