This is the brief version of the saga but
I won a pair or R1's on Ebay, they arrived and so I rather exitedly set them up, picked out a nice inaugural album, put the needle in the groove, and promptly sat down to enjoy sound only coming out of the righthand speaker Doh!
Testing confirmed it was the speaker at fault - silence followed the speaker not the wire or electronics.
Contacted the nice seller (300+ sales, 100% pos) his response says yes when I bought them they did that had them repaired and they've been fine since - has offered return for full refund or partial refund for repair.
Main driver seems to move ok, no sound at all so I suspect wiring, nothing rattles etc. The rear plate and the drivers appear to be glued/stuck as well as screwed. I've built and repaired speakers before but I'm wary of damaging the veneer levering the plate out - on the other hand I'd rather inspect and do a 2 minute solder job myself, or pay for a repair if the problem is beyond my capabilities.
Any tips from experienced Rega speaker bodgers?
I won a pair or R1's on Ebay, they arrived and so I rather exitedly set them up, picked out a nice inaugural album, put the needle in the groove, and promptly sat down to enjoy sound only coming out of the righthand speaker Doh!
Testing confirmed it was the speaker at fault - silence followed the speaker not the wire or electronics.
Contacted the nice seller (300+ sales, 100% pos) his response says yes when I bought them they did that had them repaired and they've been fine since - has offered return for full refund or partial refund for repair.
Main driver seems to move ok, no sound at all so I suspect wiring, nothing rattles etc. The rear plate and the drivers appear to be glued/stuck as well as screwed. I've built and repaired speakers before but I'm wary of damaging the veneer levering the plate out - on the other hand I'd rather inspect and do a 2 minute solder job myself, or pay for a repair if the problem is beyond my capabilities.
Any tips from experienced Rega speaker bodgers?