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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
vgrubb OP
33 posts
 
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?
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almarg
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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
 


paul79
174 posts
 
The magnets may have come unglued and locked the woofers up also.... Can you move the cones?

vgrubb OP
33 posts
 
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.
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okeeteekid
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The guy you sold them to could've had the same speakers and switched his defective parts into your speakers, happens all the time, where are you located? Maybe one of the members here that lives near you and knows how to work on speakers and diagnose the problem can help you out, It's simple to do and only takes a few minutes to figure out what's wrong with them.
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