Location: London/Durham
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I'm Lawrence.
Location: United Kingdom
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I'm Richard.
Very nice. I like those styles and colours in right house
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Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?
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Location: United Kingdom
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I'm Richard.
I've had them apart (not hard, but getting the side strips back on can be, they are very tight) and replacing the dust cover should be easy enough. I think it is too stretched to re-use, and the top fixing strip isn't seated. I need to test it without the damaged dust cover to tell if that is the only fault. OTA say they did service these two months ago, and replaced the bass panels, but are both of these speakers the same ones? I've written to the seller, and I'll see what he says.
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 2,302
I'm Richard.
I paid by bank transfer, which is reasonable, as ebay won't protect the seller unless the item is delivered by courier to the buyer's registered address. I did contact him, with details and photos, and he said they worked fine at his house. But I have now put the info into ebay's system for further action if needed. If it's just the dust cover I won't bother, but if it's expensive I will. First thing is to refix the mounting strip and then use a hairdryer to tighten the membrane. If that works, it's job done.
Location: KY - Scotland
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I'm Mike.
If it's been serviced and they've left screws out that's a pretty poor job, can't believe they don't keep a note of serial numbers either, sloppy. How the heck do they know it's one they've worked on if it has to go back to them if a fault is found after a service ?
My thoughts are that perhaps there been a swap somewhere, but then again I trust no one.
Location: United Kingdom
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I'm Richard.
I did ask the seller if he had two pairs, and could there have been an inadvertent swap. He said no, only one pair which came back from OTA and were then put on sale. To be honest, I would doubt a swap occurred*, or even that he fiddled with them. So it would seem that OTA are responsible. I have messaged him again, as I suspect he thinks I am trying to scam him, but I said if it is a reasonably cheap fix, ie. dust cover repair or replacement, I am happy to do that myself. But if it is masking deeper problems I will be back! All this is via ebay, so I have it all on record just in case. At the moment I am still waiting for Quad to reply to my email about a new dust cover.
And my wife says she likes the look of them, now she has had a couple of days to get used to them.
* Consecutive serial numbers.
Location: London/Durham
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I'm Lawrence.
Something doesn't feel quite right here as I thought OTA were highly respected. Hard to say what the truth is though with the information you have.
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Strange situation, but surely ANY company servicing goods must keep a record. Besides, where's the invoice and service doc's. One doesn't have this kind of work done and not keep the paperwork, esp. if there's a chance of selling them on. Baffling!
Location: Mildenhall, Suffolk
Posts: 380
I'm John.
I have had many conversations with OTA about refurbished 57 models.
If they have carried out works and not supplied the parts only, they can offer valuable info on the works carried out.
There are many private jobs on the market with OTA parts referring to the items as OTA rebuilds.
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