Horror story turned into a happy ending


I bought a pair of used Tyler Linbrook signature systems speakers over a month ago. Both speakers had dents on the upper corners when I received them, one big and one small, respectively. The one with bigger dent had some buzzing (or distortion?) sound, but I thought it would go away. One weighs 135lb and I did not bother to send them back. So I kept them a couple of weeks. But the problem did not go away, and I was frustrated with the distortion and finally contacted the seller and asked about the dents. He said none were there when he had them, so they must have suffered serious impact on transit.
I contacted UPS and they took one with buzzing sound to inspect it. Alas! The speaker was sent back to the seller's UPS office for inspection, but they refused to pay for the damage. They said that the packing was not proper and also it took so long timne to claim the damage! Though the packing was with original packing.
The seller was nice enough to pay for the shipping to Ty (the ownwer of tyler speakers). Ty determined that the tweeter needs to be replaced, which costs over $200 at Madisound. Ty was so nice and he worked with Madisound to pay only half the cost by returning the damaged tweeter to Madisound. He also worked on the finish of wood to buff out the dents without any charge for his labor!

Overall, with the shipping to me, I only needed to pay $200 to replace the damaged tweeter to a new one and free wood work! The speaker is now with me, and it looks much better than when I had it, and it even sounds fabulous. All buzzing and distorted sounds are gone.

I cannot but share my story with Agoners. Ty is such a nice fellow and he stands by his products even to second hand owners. Two thumbs down to the way UPS handles their damage claim. This is the fourth time I had damaged packages from UPS. One with a CD player, twice with turntables, and with Linbrook speakers. They only refunded fully for one turntable -- the sender asked UPS folks to pack his turntable, but apparently they did not know how to pack turntable -- no parts are separately packed. And refused all other claims due to improper packing, even though for me, all damaged packages seemed to have suffered either drop or bang on hard objects.
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I also owned a pair of Linbrook Sigs and Ty is a true gentlemen that will go out of his way for customer satisfaction.

UPS & FedEx' default claim denial is insufficient packing. Routinely that is their response. Surviving 'carriers' is the key to this hobby, and it's main downside.

It's uplifting to hear such a positive sentiment with regard to Tyler Acoustic. Now that's advertising one simply can not buy.
I purchased a pair of cherry Signature Speakers from a fellow Audiogoner that he bought from Ty. FedEx delivered one speaker and it worked flawlessly. The next day the second one arrived and it had a dent on the base plinth and the woofers did not work. I called Ty and he walked me through the process of determining the problem and the remedy. He could not have been nicer and more helpful. Thanks again,Ty. Steve Levick
Nice to hear someone knows that customer service equals repeat business and the best advertising that there is possible; word of mouth,forums like this on the internet, and its free!
Ty is certainly a winner with the great customer service he provides.

A comment on shipper/carriers. Use no one but UPS, the claims process is the best that is available from any of the carriers, and that is not to say it works all the time. I have found that you need to file a claim within a week of delivery. So, inspect and test the item within that time frame. Also, with UPS the receiver can file the claim on line, others require the shipper to do so. UPS, once advised of damage, will pick up the item the next business day. The UPS procedure to is to inspect and if they feel the damage is not theirs, send it back to the shipper. Hopefully you paid via PayPay, and therefore they will refund your money once you provide the UPS tracking number showing it was returned to the shipper. If UPS pays a claim it is to the shipper, not the receiver and it is not assignable. If you prove to PayPal that the shipper has been paid for the item, they also will refund your money. Remember, it you use an UPS Store, they are the shipper, not you. That complicates the matter but still gives you some protection. Finally, anyone that ships a turntable has lost it. That type item is a pick up only.