Would a ding like this bother you?

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  • Upstatemax
    Upstatemax Posts: 2,670
    Joey_V wrote: »
    I'm buying... just maybe not this one. I posted on a woodworker's forum. The consensus is this is probably not simple lacquer but polyester which complicates things.

    Joey,

    Glad you seemed to have made up your mind.

    As I said, it's your money and you need to be happy with these in the end.

    Happy speaker hunting buddy!
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,963
    Lots of opinions on a 40k speaker for 18k with a ding. Think about this though, what if you pay 22k-25k for a minty set in the color you want and it gets a ding in shipping ? Good luck getting the insurance company to find anyone other than Johnnys Taxidermy shop to do the fix.

    I know 18k is a lot of coin....but it's also a lot less than 40k. All I'm saying is, if you expect perfection, pay the nut.
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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,765
    edited August 2015
    That little ding in that location wouldn't bother me at all on a top line speaker that I would be getting more than half off retail.

    This, on the other hand, would be a deal breaker:
    Joey_V wrote: »
    SF is difficult to get specifics from.

    I have a huge problem with manufacturers and dealers who are difficult to deal with and difficult to get information from.

    If the dealer and manufacturer can't be helpful in resolving a minor cosmetic issue, what's it going to be like if a serious functional issue comes up?

    If this is a matter of the repair involving some super-top-secret finish that only the wizards in Italy can do, SF should at least say that it is a proprietary finish and they don't recommend having a non-authorized repair center do the work. At least that amount of information would help you make your decision.

    I wouldn't buy a used, and dinged, Ferarri without knowing how much the repairs would cost. Same for a house, or anything else I'm considering buying that needs "a little work".


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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    Proprietary finish. Impossible to do invisibly. Will affect resale if I screw up.

    Stay tuned...

    DarqueKnight wrote: »
    That little ding in that location wouldn't bother me at all on a top line speaker that I would be getting more than half off retail.

    This, on the other hand, would be a deal breaker:
    Joey_V wrote: »
    SF is difficult to get specifics from.

    I have a huge problem with manufacturers and dealers who are difficult to deal with and difficult to get information from.

    If the dealer and manufacturer can't be helpful in resolving a minor cosmetic issue, what's it going to be like if a serious functional issue comes up?

    If this is a matter of the repair involving some super-top-secret finish that only the wizards in Italy can do, SF should at least say that it is a proprietary finish and they don't recommend having a non-authorized repair center do the work. At least that amount of information would help you make your decision.

    I wouldn't buy a used, and dinged, Ferarri without knowing how much the repairs would cost. Same for a house, or anything else I'm considering buying that needs "a little work".


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  • marvda1
    marvda1 Posts: 4,901
    edited August 2015
    here you go joey, no blemish and you can fly down to help crate them.
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  • vmaxer
    vmaxer Posts: 5,117
    Those are beautiful.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,554
    Joey_V wrote: »
    Proprietary finish. Impossible to do invisibly. Will affect resale if I screw up.

    There are only so many clear coat finishes on the market today.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    To answer the orinariginal6question YES IF I SPENT THAT MUCH THE DING WOULD MESS WITH ME EVERYTIM I LOOKED AT IT
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    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    Sorry trying to fix my pc so it's tablet type I lost my stylus so it's even worse and
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  • brianle
    brianle Posts: 572
    http://app.audiogon.com/listings/full-range-sonus-faber-stradivari-in-new-red-2015-08-03-speakers-34202-braden-river-fl
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    Thank you fellas! I just completed the transaction tonight (minus the paying part which is going to.... umm... kinda hurt lol)...

    I bought this one:

    http://app.audiogon.com/listings/full-range-sonus-faber-stradivari-2015-07-04-speakers-91367-woodland-hills-ca?show_listing=true

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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    marvda1 wrote: »
    here you go joey, no blemish and you can fly down to help crate them.
    http://app.audiogon.com/listings/full-range-sonus-faber-stradivari-in-new-red-2015-08-03-speakers-34202-braden-river-fl
    brianle wrote: »
    http://app.audiogon.com/listings/full-range-sonus-faber-stradivari-in-new-red-2015-08-03-speakers-34202-braden-river-fl


    I know that person. That's Mike Boivard. He approached me before he posted on audiogon. His price to me was $22,500. Then he brought it down to $22,000. We never really came to a fair price so I could not pull the trigger on his.

    Also, I prefer the original color. That was the color that Serblin wanted and the color of the actual Stradivarius violins.

    Nothing can mess with this guy:

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,554
    Excellent, good color choice too.

    Those B&W's didn't stay long.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    F1nut wrote: »
    Excellent, good color choice too.

    Those B&W's didn't stay long.

    Jesse,

    The BW 802 Diamonds are staying my friend. Just not in the reference room. But I really can't let them go, they do so many things right.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,554
    Ah, very good Joey.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    Joey_V wrote: »
    Thank you fellas! I just completed the transaction tonight (minus the paying part which is going to.... umm... kinda hurt lol)...

    I bought this one:

    http://app.audiogon.com/listings/full-range-sonus-faber-stradivari-2015-07-04-speakers-91367-woodland-hills-ca?show_listing=true

    Listing ended. I am assuming no blemishes and these cost a little more?

    Congrats!
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  • vcwatkins
    vcwatkins Posts: 1,993
    Umm, I saw those speakers. If you look really closely you can see a very minor flaw in the finish. Joey probably won't even notice it. But they sounded phenomenal!




    Just kidding. Congrats, man!
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  • Upstatemax
    Upstatemax Posts: 2,670
    Congrats Joey!

    Awesome set of speakers!
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    vcwatkins wrote: »
    Umm, I saw those speakers. If you look really closely you can see a very minor flaw in the finish. Joey probably won't even notice it. But they sounded phenomenal!




    Just kidding. Congrats, man!

    Heart palpitated for a sec
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    rooftop59 wrote: »
    Joey_V wrote: »
    Thank you fellas! I just completed the transaction tonight (minus the paying part which is going to.... umm... kinda hurt lol)...

    I bought this one:

    http://app.audiogon.com/listings/full-range-sonus-faber-stradivari-2015-07-04-speakers-91367-woodland-hills-ca?show_listing=true

    Listing ended. I am assuming no blemishes and these cost a little more?

    Congrats!

    No ding. Immaculate. I confirmed legitimacy with sonus faber themselves.

    Got the guy down to a price I could not say no to... 18000
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    Plus freight and audiogon fees
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    They look great...Enjoy!!
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