The saga is over!! Finally got my 804S

[tboooe]

As some of you know, I recently had a serious issue with my new 804S being badly damaged by UPS during shipment to my house. Unfortunately, no one (dealer or UPS) wanted to take responsibility so I was left to fend for myself, not to mention a pair of useless and rather expensive speakers. After calls to my credit company, B&W, UPS, and the dealer I was finally able to get things sorted out. My dealer finally decided to order me new speakers which I picked up yesterday (after a 9 hour round trip drive). So after almost 2 months when I originally ordered my speakers, I am finally back to enjoying music!

I must say that the music sounded very good even though the speakers and my amp are both not broken in yet. This is due more to the fact that I was forced to listen to my small dm601s3 bedroom speakers for the past month and a half.

I want to thank everyone for their input and support. It was a very frustrating experience which at times seemed would never resolve itself. Its nice to be back enjoying this addiction we call a hobby. Now I can focus my attention to thinking about the next upgrade...hmmmm a tube preamp sounds good!

[audioqueso]

lol... finally, huh? Well, glad you got them in good condition this time. Congrats. Now go to your speakers and let them make sweet passionate love to your ears. lol

[r100gs]

That's great. I hope all goes well for you from this point on. From reading all your posts, I think you have been thru enough. Remember that I still have the baseball bat if you need it.

[Claude D D]

Good to hear you're up and running again.You're gonna love your 804S they're a great speaker. :T

[miner]

Now, do something special for your wife. Buy her a new piece of Rotel equipment.

[grit]

Now, do something special for your wife. Buy her a new piece of Rotel equipment.

:rofl:

[misterdoggy]

Now, do something special for your wife. Buy her a new piece of Rotel equipment.

Sounds like the Homer Simpson episode where he bought Marge a bowling ball with his name on it.

All's Well That Ends Well then............

[bigburner]

That's good news Tommy. I'm very pleased for you. Are the 804S everything you hoped they would be?

[gostan]

We are all waiting to know if your new 804S's have helped to alleviate the aggravation and delays you went through in achieving this upgrade.

I hope so.

[tboooe]

gostan:

I am very pleased with the 804S compared to the 805S i had. Right now I am trying to work on speaker positioning in order to optimize the sound.

in retrospect, the ordeal was worth it but I do not want to go through this again. now I can focus on my next upgrade!

[Azeke]

Congratulations tboooe, I'm glad things finally worked out for you, your perseverance has been rewarded. Now leave your troubles behind, and enjoy listening.

Peace and blessings,

Azeke

[gauss]

Great Tboooe,

I am happy it all went well in the end.

You know, I had pretty much the same experince as you when I ordered a subwoofer delivered by Swedish postal service. When I received the box I immediately noticed it was damaged but I had to sign for the box in order to be able to inspect it. Luckily for me, it turned out that they had sent me a subwoofer in Oak instead of Cherry, which I had ordered. Only problem was that I had to return the faulty unit myself because the box was so damaged that no carrier would accept it. During the process i learnt that Swedish postal service require any goods to be protected by one ouyter box AND an inner box. It was not enough with an outer box and styrofoam protectment at the top and bottom. I know a few loudspeakers fulfilling those requirements but most I know of do not. My 803S's would not fulfill those requirements ......

Anyway, I hope you will enjoy your new 804S's, I had these at home for a try out and I think they are excellent speakers. Congratulations.