Yamaha refurb thoughts

[Mikado463]

Has anyone had experience with the refurbished offerings on 'Accessories4less'. In my case I'm looking at a Yamaha CD-S2100

 

[Pogre]

I've had good experiences with 2 different receivers (Denon and Marantz). Both are still going strong 2 and 3 years later respectively.

 

[lovinthehd]

Lots of threads on utilizing A4L. Biggest thing is make sure you're good with the risk of a refurb and how A4L terms for returns for such work (it's not a satisfaction guarantee type purchase). I've had good dealings with A4L even when I got some bad Denon refurbs. Man, that is one pricey cd player....at least it has some discount this way.

 

[John Parks]

Bought my Yamaha A-S801 and Pioneer UDP-LX500 - both no problems. I also got a pair of KEF Q750s. They were defective and I had some problems dealing with A4L until KEF actually stepped in and took care of it for me.

That CD-S2100 looks sweet! Are going with silver or black? I would lean towards silver, even though it is $100 more...

 

[KEW]

Bought my Yamaha A-S801 and Pioneer UDP-LX500 - both no problems. I also got a pair of KEF Q750s. They were defective and I had some problems dealing with A4L until KEF actually stepped in and took care of it for me.

That CD-S2100 looks sweet! Are going with silver or black? I would lean towards silver, even though it is $100 more...

Can you elaborate on the problems you had with accessories4less? What was wrong with the speakers? Generally, I would consider speakers to be the least risky of any refurbished items!
Thanks!

 

[John Parks]

Can you elaborate on the problems you had with accessories4less? What was wrong with the speakers? Generally, I would consider speakers to be the least risky of any refurbished items!
Thanks!

Hey KEW! One of the speakers was defective: the midrange/tweeter assembly was designed to be isolated from the woofer/passive radiators (sealed chamber). However, if I pushed on the midrange (yeah, I was fooling around with my speakers!) it would affect the other drivers (they would “push” out). Thus was contrary to what I gleaned about the construction (I don’t know if it altered the performance or not). I reported it to A4L (they would not replace the speaker because they were out of stock). KEF stepped in and gave me a new one. It was just a hassle is all (and kind of weird).

 

[KEW]

Hey KEW! One of the speakers was defective: the midrange/tweeter assembly was designed to be isolated from the woofer/passive radiators (sealed chamber). However, if I pushed on the midrange (yeah, I was fooling around with my speakers!) it would affect the other drivers (they would “push” out). Thus was contrary to what I gleaned about the construction (I don’t know if it altered the performance or not). I reported it to A4L (they would not replace the speaker because they were out of stock). KEF stepped in and gave me a new one. It was just a hassle is all (and kind of weird).

Did A4L offer any fix, given they could not replace the speaker? Or did they blow you off?
I am especially interested in this because I very often recommend buying from them and also point out that they are fair in their handling (they have been in my experience and the accounts I have read).
If they could not resolve your concern because they did not have a replacement, it doesn't satisfy you, but it is understandable that the next step would be to work through KEF/warranty for resolution. That said, if you discovered the issue with the speaker within a fairly short period, I would expect A4L to offer a refund.
I understand that would not be at all satisfactory for you after you found the "perfect deal/solution"!
However, the most interesting aspect of this to me is that the speaker cabinet would not properly isolate the bass section! Were these refurbs or sold new? Either way, I might expect a faulty driver (it happens),but not a bad cabinet out of KEF!
Thanks for the info!

 

[lovinthehd]

Yeah, I'd love to be the fly on the wall so to speak for that telecon about that problem, which might be considered fairly unusual.....glad Kef stepped up, tho.