ODS123
Super Member
If you decide to return these, I would recommend you inform the dealer in no uncertain terms, to thoroughly inspect the new speaker pair for this and any other manufacturing flaw before the speakers are shipped.
I agree and thought same myself. ..My preference is that Klipsch sends out a new pair (either to me or dealer) AND closely inspects replacement pair for ANY fit/finish flaws before boxing them. ...I'm not sure I'd want the dealer opening, inspecting then rebooting a pair from their inventory b/c it's too easy to damage these just unpacking them. ..I'd rather Klipsch do it. We'll see how they respond. I'm hoping they don't simply say, "Sorry, but that degree of bulging from the baffle is within our manufacturing tolerances." ...That won't fly with me.
All this said, damn! ..Do they sound great!