Selling Damaged Magicos


Recently, my wife and I decided to convert our media room to a dedicated theater. I didn't want to pay the price for a Magico center to go with my S1s, so I decided to sell them. When the buyer received them, neither woofer would work. I'm kind of torn between sending them to Magico and paying round trip shipping across the country or just trying to sell them as salvage. There is no external damage. I won't have a use for them after they are fixed as I have a new set of speakers already. Any thoughts on selling as salvage?
vgrubb
What does the meter indicate on the 200 ohm scale when the test leads are removed from the meter altogether?

Assuming the answer is something other than the very low numbers mentioned in your last post, but instead is perhaps an indication such as "199" or "err" signifying "error", given the limited resolution and rated accuracy of the meter those results seem likely to be consistent with a resistance of a couple of ohms or so. Which seems normal and NOT consistent with a burned out voicecoil on the woofer. But I guess the next step, if necessary beyond Peter’s good suggestions, would be to remove the woofer and proceed as I suggested earlier, without disconnecting it. Also, when you do that measure the resistance between the + terminal on the rear of the speaker and each terminal on the woofer itself, and also between the - terminal on the rear of the speaker and each terminal on the woofer itself.

Regards,
-- Al

There is no change. It stays at 1.

If I were to list these for sale as is, what should I try to sell them for?
There is no change. It stays at 1.
I'm not sure, then, that the meter is working properly.  It might pay to put a new battery in it, even if the low-battery warning is not being displayed.

Regards,
-- Al
 


The magnets may have come unglued and locked the woofers up also.... Can you move the cones?

I put another battery in. The reading of 1 I thought I was getting is actually in the hundred place like 1 _ _._. I am getting various readings from 1.0 - 190.0+ when I touch the leads. When I touch the speaker terminals, it stays at 1_ _._. It kind of seems like there is not a connection and nothing is going through. I attempted taking out a woofer. The screws on the woofers take small allen wrenches. I put almost enough pressure on it to break the allen wrench and it didn't turn. This is when I get concerned about my DIY skills which have never been good. I sure don't want to damage anything worse than what it is. Someone could probably take these speakers and put a little effort and money in them and have a nice set of speakers at a low cost.