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Could you use a little advice on recently delivered speakers..

Purchased a pair of standmount speakers, pre-owned, on eBay from a guy with 100% feedback (as I have as well). I asked him to please pack carefully, use lots of  Styrofoam and/or double box due to carriers being rough. He told me in the past he has UPS do the packing, he had no problem for previous amps he sold and if there is an issue UPS would be responsible. Speakers came. Packing was lousy, literally just a couple winds of thick bubble paper around each one, one speaker was face up with connections plugs facing bottom of box, no styrofoam peanuts nor cardboard nor anything else taking up space in the shipping box. Plugged them in, they seem to sound fine, however I noticed on one of the speakers (the one with plugs facing the bottom of box) the black connection wiggles a little bit, seem a touch loose, I’m guessing likely from contact with being bounced around. If I wiggle it a touch I get a static, but once I let go it sounds fine. The price was good due to being used and no grills, so far the speakers are sounding really good, and I’m please with my purchase, but I’m concerned if this is something serious or a future problem or something I can remedy without fuss. Your opinion on how to handle this issue?  https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipPGEYHT7sIiLOR6Fjnn9ExuoOT_ITLfJvBWjPUt         https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipMv5ytW0bvbUElXsconDMI2dmRw74xhdDt-I7xJ

sifter
mitch2
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Whether you go through UPS, or do it yourself, or both, it needs to be fixed.  I cannot get your links to open but for sure you need to get eyes on so that you know how to fix the connection.  Could be a loose ring connector, a loose solder joint, broken binding post, or something else.  None of it is rocket science but it can be tedious to get inside and take a look depending on how the posts are mounted.  If you cannot remove the binding posts or post cup from the back (glued on?) then you can try going in from the front by removing a driver, as posted by @corelli .  If possible, you could try callIng the manufacturer for advice.

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glennewdick
1,989 posts
 

 I think the UPS store you go to is the factor not UPS in general. The store by me is meticulous with packing.

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ozzy62
3,724 posts
 

Yes, not all UPS stores are equal. But all are not UPS affiliates.

zlone
1,396 posts
 

I rarely buy anything off of eBay, as it is mostly people that are focused on money, not product. No self respecting audiophile would leave packing up to the shipper.

sifter OP
100 posts
 

Yeah I agree. I tend to trust people so when he said he had UPS pack items with no issue in the past and with 100% positive feedback, I believed him. Bad on me. The speakers are playing now, they sound wonderful, if I will listen for and make sure no static or other sonic aberration occurs. I just think it’s so stupid that ’professional’ packers at any carrier would think a couple swabs of bubble paper with no other filler or packing in the box would suffice.

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