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Condition of speakers

Has anyone ever bought a pair of monitors on this site in "mint" condition, but when you get them, the bottoms are all scratched up? Do you even care? Nothing makes me more mad ..and I have learned to ask to see pics of the bottom of the speakers before buying. I don't understand how hard it is to lift the speaker up before you put them on the stands and move them around. Especially when there are spikes on the top plate. Or better yet, use some kind of padding in between. I have received speakers in the past that look like the person was chewing on the bottom of the speakers with their teeth it was so bad. Or it looked like the speakers were dragged around on concrete. The worst thing is when you message the person about the bottoms, and they say "who cares, you don't see it". Anyone ever have this issue?
souljasmooth
lindisfarne
511 posts
 
Mr. Mofimadness...really? You sure?

I've used/owned several diff stand-mounts over three decades and never have I even marred the bottoms.

Blu-tack does the trick.
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mofimadness
5,350 posts
 
Lindisfarne...it really depends on the stands you are using.
Some of them use smaller spikes that face up. Kinda hard to
not mark up the bottom of the speaker using such stands.

I was in the high-end business for 25 years, so I've seen
LOTS of this happen. Way more than several examples, like
you have had.
markpao
524 posts
 
I wouldn't expect "mint" condition speakers, or any other component for that matter, to be all scratched up here on Audiogon. Even if it was the bottom. There are higher standards here.
souljasmooth OP
130 posts
 
Mofimadness, I have used stands with spikes that face up. I have done a couple of things. Lots of blue tack, or put a heavy duty pad underneath the speakers. I can understand having four little spike indents, but what if there were indents and a bunch of scratches from twisting and turning them on the spikes? Is it really that hard to pick the speaker up before you move them around on the stands? Makes no sense to me....
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mofimadness
5,350 posts
 
Souljasmooth...I completely agree with you. What I have found is that people will tend to turn, (toe in or out) the speaker not the stand and that is what causes the marring on the bottom. Some stands are really heavy when loaded with shot and/or sand or are just really heavy on their own and it's easier to move the speaker than the stand, (especially if the stand uses sharp spikes and are also heavy. The spikes get caught in the carpeting and can cause the whole rig to take a tumble).

I'm not a proponent of this, just stating the truth as I have seen it over many years in the business.

I have used Blu-Tac also with much success.
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