Porschecab...I would make the drive and investigate further before ANY offer of reimbursement. As you pointed out, this whole transaction sounded shady from the beginning. How do you even know if the drivers are truly mis-matched? Because he told you they are??
To blow one woofer on speakers of this caliber is suspect...but BOTH of them? Mild clipping would have been very audible and should have alerted this clown that perhaps he should turn down the volume. I'm no expert, but I sincerely doubt that anything short of full-bore, heavily distorted clipping could have caused this damage. In addition, I was always under the impression that the tweeters are the most susceptible to damage under such circumstances, no?? I can't imagine what kind of abuse he must have subjected these speakers to in order to have this happen (if indeed it happened at all).
My guess is that this guy wanted to "crank" up his cool new speakers and see how loud they can go. This is like an inexperienced driver getting behind the wheel of a high performance car (Porsche 911 - Cabriolet?) and then, as a result of his poor driving skills, wrapping it around a tree. Then, because he has to blame somebody, asks the seller to pay his deductible because one of the rear tires was a Pirelli and the other a Dunlop. C'mon! Why can't people take personal responsibility for their actions? He blew it (no pun intended) and now he's looking to lay blame.
Some have suggested that you take the speakers back. I wouldn't touch them if I were you. Whatever he did to blow them certainly couldn't have been good for the rest of the drivers and only further complicates the prospect of re-selling them. He bought them...they're his!
I would inform the buyer that in order to consider reparations, you will need to either inspect them personally, or (as Pete02 suggested) have them inspected by an agreed upon 3rd party. In either case, be very clear that there is to be NO refund of any sort - this will keep the resolution path very clear. Your only intent will be to determine the nature of the problem and, IF APPROPRIATE, make a monetary adjustment according to your findings. Also, if he decides to have them inspected by a 3rd party, he will be responsible for their tranportation to the repair shop. Don't offer assistance. It's HIS responsibility.
My guess is that he definitely won't agree to letting you come to his home for inspection and will very likely come up with a litany of excuses for his inability to get them to the repair facility. BTW - I would insist the the entire speaker be taken to the repair shop, not just the "blown" drivers.
I undertand that you want to do the right thing here, but you also need to protect yourself from being taken advantage of.
To blow one woofer on speakers of this caliber is suspect...but BOTH of them? Mild clipping would have been very audible and should have alerted this clown that perhaps he should turn down the volume. I'm no expert, but I sincerely doubt that anything short of full-bore, heavily distorted clipping could have caused this damage. In addition, I was always under the impression that the tweeters are the most susceptible to damage under such circumstances, no?? I can't imagine what kind of abuse he must have subjected these speakers to in order to have this happen (if indeed it happened at all).
My guess is that this guy wanted to "crank" up his cool new speakers and see how loud they can go. This is like an inexperienced driver getting behind the wheel of a high performance car (Porsche 911 - Cabriolet?) and then, as a result of his poor driving skills, wrapping it around a tree. Then, because he has to blame somebody, asks the seller to pay his deductible because one of the rear tires was a Pirelli and the other a Dunlop. C'mon! Why can't people take personal responsibility for their actions? He blew it (no pun intended) and now he's looking to lay blame.
Some have suggested that you take the speakers back. I wouldn't touch them if I were you. Whatever he did to blow them certainly couldn't have been good for the rest of the drivers and only further complicates the prospect of re-selling them. He bought them...they're his!
I would inform the buyer that in order to consider reparations, you will need to either inspect them personally, or (as Pete02 suggested) have them inspected by an agreed upon 3rd party. In either case, be very clear that there is to be NO refund of any sort - this will keep the resolution path very clear. Your only intent will be to determine the nature of the problem and, IF APPROPRIATE, make a monetary adjustment according to your findings. Also, if he decides to have them inspected by a 3rd party, he will be responsible for their tranportation to the repair shop. Don't offer assistance. It's HIS responsibility.
My guess is that he definitely won't agree to letting you come to his home for inspection and will very likely come up with a litany of excuses for his inability to get them to the repair facility. BTW - I would insist the the entire speaker be taken to the repair shop, not just the "blown" drivers.
I undertand that you want to do the right thing here, but you also need to protect yourself from being taken advantage of.