Dropped a plasma today......

HoseHead · Post by **HoseHead** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 5:36 am

I thundered in 50" Pioneer plasma monitor and a Tandberg HD VTC cam yesterday. Flat on it's face. Didn't wobble or nothing. Died right where it hit the floor. The plasma shattered behind the exterior cover. The Cam simply exploded when it hit the floor. Lens over here, servo over there. $6.5K worth of hardware that never was ever even plugged in......

Someone got the Boss's number? Should I wait till Monday to tell him so as not to ruin his weekend or tell him right now so he can get another shipped here pronto? Please advise.

HH

Post by **smgreen20** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 10:26 am

As my wife used to be a store manager, It's advised you tell him asap. That way things can be taken care of now, not later, and your ass is at least saved from the "why didn't you call/tell me?" routine. It's what my wife would rather her employees do.

Audiophiliac · Post by **Audiophiliac** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:44 pm

I vote wait until monday morning....come in early. Chances are he cant get one shipped before then anyway. No need to ruin his weekend.

I blew up a $45k pair of speakers once that we were breaking in for a client. It was a saturday. I waited until monday to break the news.

I think my boss appreciated it...although he didnt seem too worried about it period...which was actually rather disturbing to tell the truth. Hopefully your boss is understanding that human beings make mistakes. Good luck!

Post by **bdubs767** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 2:05 pm

Audiophiliac wrote:I vote wait until monday morning....come in early. Chances are he cant get one shipped before then anyway. No need to ruin his weekend.

I blew up a $45k pair of speakers once that we were breaking in for a client. It was a saturday. I waited until monday to break the news.

I think my boss appreciated it...although he didnt seem too worried about it period...which was actually rather disturbing to tell the truth. Hopefully your boss is understanding that human beings make mistakes. Good luck!

em I would of stabbed you....lol. Im taking it the company replaced the drivers, and wtf were they for $45,000 dollars.

Mastiff · Post by **Mastiff** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 2:16 pm

man up & call the boss now.

HoseHead · Post by **HoseHead** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 4:53 pm

It was never an issue of being "in shit". I'm the best Plasma Dropper they've ever hired. I called this AM. We had a good laugh and a replacement unit should be here by Tuesday. I'll ship the broken pieces back to provide wall art for the office. My peers will demand such.

It was a horrible sound.

HH

Post by **AVICJR** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 5:11 pm

I dropped a brand new Sony LCD worth $3K+ about two years ago. I had never been written up in the entire time (7) years I worked for this retailer/wholesaler. Sad thing is I was helping a buddy move it (wasn't my job) to a different location of the store w/ a forklift. Needless to say, I got a day off with pay, and a write up. If I wasn't moving it w/ a forklift then I probably wouldn't have even gotten in trouble.

Audiophiliac · Post by **Audiophiliac** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 5:18 pm

bdubs767 wrote:em I would of stabbed you....lol. Im taking it the company replaced the drivers, and wtf were they for $45,000 dollars.

The drivers actually werent damaged. The 4 midrange drivers (2 per speaker) have resistors wired to them to keep them from being damaged....and the manufacturer did replace them.

What can you get for $45k? http://wilsonaudio.com/product/maxx/

Best speaker I have heard to date regardless of price.

fordtough1 · Post by **fordtough1** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 6:57 pm

What can you get for $45k?

The house I'm living in right now.

Post by **VW337** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 11:16 pm

Those are some ugly speakers but for the price you can do better.........can't think of the name right now but they're made in so-cal and tuned by an acoustics person I happen to know well here in Portland

Post by **bdubs767** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 11:31 pm

both are waste of money IMO, pay the guy $20K on the side to tune and build an active system for you. Will be better and cost $25k less.

Post by **VW337** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 7:47 pm

Audiophiliac-- I got word back on the speaker name I could not remember, give these a try.

http://www.pbnaudio.com/

Audiophiliac · Post by **Audiophiliac** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:40 pm

So you have listened to the Wilsons Errin? Interesting speakers from PBN BTW.

Post by **VW337** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 5:55 pm

I have listened to a predecessor of the family line and they do sound nice....