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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

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gdaddy1
368 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
82 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
108 posts
 

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

ntpc4
30 posts
 

In my experience, for anything that has significant weight, the only safe packing method is foamed-in-place.

gdaddy1
368 posts
 

Maybe it had nothing to do with "safe packing'. There were no signs of physical damage. Maybe it was just normal vibration during shipping. Blaming the shipper is pure speculation.

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