Help with "popping" Quad 2805

Thank you everybody for your suggestions.  I've been in touch with Kent @ Electrostatic Solutions and will be shipping my speakers there.

The seller finally contacted me claiming he had sent several emails.  I never received them and they weren't in my junk folder.  He suggested I repair them myself.  I'm not a tool guy.  Not even close.  I proposed we split the cost of repair and as of yet I've heard nothing.  (that was Sunday.)

I'm going to give him until the end of the business day today and then leave honest feedback.  

The upside is that Kent is a great guy to talk with and I'm sure when I finally get my Quads back, they'll sound beautiful.

Bob

Kent is a good guy. He fixed my 63's years ago.  But that's not the point. It appears you were sold defective speakers. Seller should pay 100% or you should return them for a full refund. There are plenty of good used quads on the market these days.  Don't be taken advantage of.

Marco,

I agree that either the speakers were defective or they were damaged during shipping. I also agree that the seller should take some responsibility. I even offered to split the cost of repair.

He’s been incredibly unresponsive and while I agree that doing the right thing is what he should do, I pretty certain I’m stuck.

The funny thing is the seller has a boatload of good reviews here on Audiogon

-- Bob

The seller should pay for the repair.