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Vandy 5a's spider cracks in heads

My 5A's are about 10 years old and the last time I sent them in to be upgraded to 5A's I asked Richard about the tiny cracks between the sandwiched layers of MDF in both heads and it would hamper resale someday. He assured me they all did it at that time & it was expected as the adhesive or whatever between the layers was meant to be somewhat flexible.
Anyone else heard of this, are yours doing it and will it kill resale value ?
js20
zd542
5,339 posts
 
"I imagine that the shipping charges for sending the speakers back and forth for even a free repair could be more than the loss of value due to the flaw. You also run the risk of additional damage from faulty handling during shipping. If the flaw is visually minor, I wouldn't sweat over it."

Its not likely that the speakers will have to be shipped. In order to sell a pair of 5A's, Vandersteen requires that the dealer goes out to the customers house and set them up. So unless the OP bought the speakers used or has moved since the initial purchase, its likely there won't be a problem.
sidssp
1,077 posts
 
My pair of Vandy 5 has the same cracks and I had called Richard about it. He told me it is normal and there is nothing to fix.
js20 OP
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the cracks are not due to their age but rather began to appear in the first year of ownership, and I did once ship them back to have them upgraded to "A's" and at that time Richard told me there was nothing to fix which is why I was curious if any other 5a owners had heard the same and it sounds like at least one other has.
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