TheFiend1 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 (edited) Hey guys, My prized RF-5 speakers that I gave to my father have been completely manhandled during a move this morning. My father told him to be extremely careful - yet somehow this happens. Now we need to figure out what to do. I tried calling the Klipsch Parts Department today to see if they have any replacement woofers but they appear to be closed! Im not even sure if they even have any laying around anymore since they have been out of production for so long. If I cant find any woofers Id like for these people to cover the original cost of the speakers but I do not have my original invoice anymore! Does anyone know how much these retailed for? I need to figure out how to get some kind of invoice made so I can give it to these people so they cover the cost. Super disappointing. Edited December 18, 2015 by rdeyoung 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrow#422 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 (edited) Oh man, that sucks. K-1083 if not mistaken. Original list on RF-5's was $549 each? Plenty of online "invoice" creators available if you need to conjure something. BTW - The woofers on Ebay right now look like shit, but keep looking. Maybe someone here has a source - in the closet perhaps? Edited December 18, 2015 by Arrow#422 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 http://reconingspeakers.com/product/klipsch-rf3-k-1083-8-woofer/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 How do you smash BOTH cones? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 How do you smash BOTH cones? Dropping them on their face or back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrow#422 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Fully - dropped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Now that I think about it, dropping from any position would screw them up like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 also - touching them, breathing on them, looking at them, thinking about creases in them. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFiend1 Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 Its freakin inconceivable. Clearly they have no idea what they were doing. Thanks you guys for that part number and link! Im going to advise him to purchase 4 woofers (if they even have 4 left) just in case the other 2 on the other speaker are messed up as well. Even if they have no visible damage all it takes is one good bump and the magnet can get thrown off center and the whole thing is effed. Could the tweeter be damaged as well? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrow#422 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 $300 - a black pair of towers in alerts - New York area https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/160928-rf-5-speakers-300-brooklyn-ny/ And this pair with center $300 in Calif.: http://santamaria.craigslist.org/ele/5325807084.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Could the tweeter be damaged as well? not likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjai18 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 (edited) Wow, what assholes. Edited December 18, 2015 by ninjai18 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattSER Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Aarrgh, I'm angry for you!! fwiw, I believe the original RF series was priced like this. RF-3 - $900 RF-5 - $1500 RF-7 - $2200 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The History Kid Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 You best hold them responsible for the damages regardless if you can find the part. See about insurance claims, and speak with the supervisors of the moving company. At least for them to cover the new parts. According to Klipsch the MSRP was $1,500 a pair. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shodrewken Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Sorry to see your speaker were damaged. Movers can definitely be a bummer. No one will treat your gear as well as you will. Hope you are able to find replacement woofers soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyOwn Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 You best hold them responsible for the damages regardless if you can find the part. See about insurance claims, and speak with the supervisors of the moving company. At least for them to cover the new parts. According to Klipsch the MSRP was $1,500 a pair. Yes they need to pay for the repairs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J M O N Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I recently had a move with one of the larger moving companies and they accepted my stated values using MSRPs from the original manufacturer's websites. I had no issues receiving my claimed amounts (that was not always the case with previous moves/movers). Now, it could be they decided not to give me any trouble with my claim because they had some serious screwups almost throughout my move (worst move I've ever had by far!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason str Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 (edited) You could probably buff that out. Edited December 21, 2015 by jason str 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DrWho Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Ouch! That's a real bummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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