Noise inside speaker cabinet when moving ?
I recently acquired a pair of LSA 1 Statement speakers at a fair enough price on an audio mart website. We struck the deal , the speakers were shipped to me . I received them and began the process of removing them from the shipping box. Only to see they were put in there upside down , which was a bit odd and unusual to say the least. While in the process of turning both of the speakers right side up , I noticed that each one had a distinctive mechanical movement noise in doing so. Hooked up both speakers to my audio rig stack and they seem to play quite well. Nothing I can hear that might suggest internal damage or broken parts etc inside the speaker cabinet. What could be causing this noise ?. I initially thought , though not an expert on speaker construction by any means, it could be some part of the internal parts righting itself after being turned upside down like that by the seller. Is this a common occurrence for some bookshelf speakers to any degree. Or even speakers in general. Again the speakers sound and work quite fine. It would be one thing if just a single speaker had this issue , if we can call it that, but both of them.
Any ideas as to what could have caused this noise when turning them right side up?
Showing 4 responses by sagur80
^^^^ Quite possibly. Then the seller putting the speakers in upside down and generally sloppy packing did not help either. UPS may have caused the damage. Still it does seem shady how the seller removes the listing, not marks it as sold or inactive, immediately after the sale went through. He failed to mention a loose speaker cable terminal at the back of one of the speakers too. So, iyo does a loose inductor or capacitor inside the speaker actually impair SQ ?
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@corelli thx for the input. So, would it be just easier to return the speakers to the seller ?.....I know nothing about speaker repair , let alone even how to remove a woofer. Could it have been caused by shipping ?.....Or, as I am not ruling out the possibility the seller was aware of the problems , then tried to pull a fast one by placing them in the shipping box upside down , then blame UPS for for the damage already there. |
Good call. Btw, Walter at Underwood Audio, the LSA people, said same. Can either repair it myself, might just give it a try or some audio repair store could do for not that much. All in all , they sound good in their current state. Still, would be good idea to fix the issues inside the cabinet and just get it over with once and for all. The speakers are ones I was looking for quite some time. No point in trying to return them as they can be fixed quite easily.... appreciate your help and others too who contributed in a genuine and helpful way. |