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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
sifter OP
100 posts
 

Just got a nice email from Acoustic Energy:

Hi David
Thanks for getting in touch, I'm sorry to hear about the loose binding post.

You would need to carefully remove the drive unit, the binding post fixing is directly behind. You should be able to access it with a spanner (or if you remove the cable then use a socket) and tighten it this way.

Please let me know if you need any further help.

All the best

 

Wayne

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porchlight1
95 posts
 

Hi David!  Just an addition to Wayne from Acoustic Energy’s response:

Especially, if you’ve never unbolted a driver before, be sure you wrap your free hand snugly around the base of the screwdriver when unscrewing each bolt. Depending on the driver involved, it may have a strong magnetic field that may cause your screwdriver to slip from the screw head and Damn! right through the driver’s surround.  And when replacing the driver, tighten each bolt sequentially, a little at a time, so at the end there is equal tension all around the driver.  And not too tight!

Good luck and happy listening to your new speakers!

gdaddy1
497 posts
 

There is a connection problem causing a "static" sound. This was most likely a problem BEFORE the speaker was shipped. Maybe the seller didn't even know it was there.

When you open the speaker you'll see if there are push clip connectors, These conections are prone to 'fretting' as they age. If one is bad, others are not far behind. As they age they also increase resistance. A weak point.

How old are the speakers? How much humidity have they been exposed to? Have they been sitting in a garage or storage warehouse?

An excellent up grade would be removing all press clips and silver solder them back on. Those cheap little tin clips are NOT good.

 

 

bbarten
95 posts
 

I'm with freediver 1000%!  I'm a seller on eBay with 100% feedback and lot of experience handling exceptions like this.  Call eBay.  They've always handled these kinds of things well when I've purchased things.

wfowenmd
120 posts
 

Your future challenges may arise at resale, if not repaired. The next buyer will likely detect the concerns you’ve expressed here.

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