skonopa Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 Well, I was home that friday after Thanksgiving. While eating some lunch I hear a knock on the door. It was a FedEx guy delivering a package - My new ski boots!! Yippee. After he left, I closed the door (that front door is pretty heavy and closes pretty hard). I just turned around and suddenly - CRASH!. My damn left side RS-7 surround speaker fell of the friggan wall!! There it was, laying nose down on the floor! I must have yelled every word in the book (and I am willing to bet that FedEx guy was wondering what the hell that noise was - I am pretty sure he heard it through the door as he was walking back down the path to his truck). The damage done? The speaker wire yanked out of the binding post during the fall. Not only that, it hit my Infinity RS2000.5 tower on the way down, putting a dent on the corner of the tower. Worst yet, the RS-7 landed with a corner into the heating/air vent grill, tearing a good chunk of MDF out of the corner of the RS-7, as well as bending the hell out of my air vent grill (at least I was able to pound that back in shape with a hammer). Fortunatly, the cabinet did not crack and enough of the corner remains that is did not create an air leak in the cabinet. Also, non of the speaker drivers nor the speaker grill was damaged (very lucky). I did hook the speaker back up and it still thankfully works. Anyway, I tried taking it back to Tweeters and see what they could do and if the warrenty would cover something like that (and yes, I followed all recommended mounting procedures in the users manual). They called their Klipsch representative and despite everything they tried to do, he said there was nothing he could do. My question is he correct that I am pretty much stuck? I may try calling Klipsch myself and see what they say. I would be happy just to get a new cabinet and move the parts in my current speaker over. I guess if all else fails, I'll have to perform some "reconstructive surgery" on the speaker. I still have the piece of MDF that came off. I'll just use my trusty old hot glue gun and reattach the piece. Also to add - I went and got a couple of 24"x10" shelves and mounting brackets. I remounted both of my RS-7s using the shelves, which are rated something like 80 pounds. Hopefully no more unpleasant surprises like that one ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prodj101 Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 you could always get some wood fill and smooth it out. than just sand it down and paint it black or w/e. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skonopa Posted December 18, 2002 Author Share Posted December 18, 2002 It is a pretty good size chunck that was taken out. I ought to snap a picture and stick it up here for all to enjoy. Anyway, that does give me an idea. I'll reattach the piece that broke off and then fill in any gaps with wood filler that may remain and repaint it black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huhuru Posted December 19, 2002 Share Posted December 19, 2002 Sorry to hear of your misfortune. I hope Klipsch gives you some assistance. I didn't like that "screw in the wall" mounting idea from the start. From the Container Store, I purchased two 12"x24"x3/4"h white melamine shelves and two sets of 9"x9"h natural hardwood shelf brackets. After the electrician installed in-wall speaker cable with wall plates, I installed the shelving and mounted the speakers on the shelves, using square bumper feet under the speakers to reduce vibration. So far so good with maximum support. I'm submitting this info to assist you and other members of the forum who wish to install RS 7s using this shelving idea which is very stable. Huhuru My System Klipsch KLF 20s Klipsch KLF C-7 Klipsch RS-7s Surrounds Sub SVS SV20-39PCi Receiver Yamaha RX-V3300 TV Mitsubishi CS 40509 40 Tube DVD Sony S560 VCR Toshiba M-65 FM Antenna Terk Pro 50 Wish List: Pioneer DV-45A, SACD/DVD Audio Player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skonopa Posted December 19, 2002 Author Share Posted December 19, 2002 I installed the shelving and mounted the speakers on the shelves, using square bumper feet under the speakers to reduce vibration. Hey, thats a good idea, using square bumper feet under the speaker. I'll have to go pick some up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael hurd Posted December 19, 2002 Share Posted December 19, 2002 Skonopa : I have repaired a damaged cervin vega cabinet before, that was coated with a textured black finish. A good sized chunk was broken off. I mixed up some fast setting five minute epoxy ( lepage I think ) and applied it with a piece of wood to the back of the broken piece, then held it in place until it started to set - good as new ! The epoxy is clear, wood putty is not. Any excess that squeezes out, carefully remove it with a new single sided razor blade. Do not use an old one ! If the blade has any nicks, it will scratch the finish. When I was done repairing the cerwin vega cabinet for my brother, you couldn't tell at all - unless you knew where it was broken and looked really close - the textured finish helps hide lots of things. Let us know how it turns out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted December 19, 2002 Share Posted December 19, 2002 Pic... I want Pic. hey sorry man to hear about your speak. I can imagine the feeling of OH-SH1T... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huhuru Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 Trying to submit this image. Huhuru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruinsrme Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 Please chack you email and private messages Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksdad Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 that is why i wont buy wall mounts any more, speakers just vibrate so much, eventually they fall, had 1 fall and hit me in the head, that smarted real gud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickey Posted December 22, 2002 Share Posted December 22, 2002 Steve, Ouch!! (literally and figuratively) Sorry to hear about that. Did the speaker slip off the screw heads, or did the screws come out of the wall? I'm a curious (and now concerned) RS-7 owner myself. Thanks, Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skonopa Posted January 8, 2003 Author Share Posted January 8, 2003 Colin asked: Did the speaker slip off the screw heads, or did the screws come out of the wall? I'm a curious (and now concerned) RS-7 owner myself. The wall anchors pulled completely out of the drywall. The attached pictures shows the damage to the RS-7 as well as my new solution for remounting the speakers. I also picked up a pack of eight heavy-duty square rubber feet from the Rat Shack (Cat # 64-2342) and attached four to the bottoms of each RS-7. They help considerably to prevent the speakers from vibrating and possibly falling off the shelf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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