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OK, I just "shot myself in the foot" this weekend.I was removing the
tweeter guards on my Mordaunt-Short 908's like the manual recomends,says they are there for shipping purposes.They are glued on fairly well and on one I slipped a bit and put a small (maybe 1 MM square or less) small dent in the very outer perimiter.After I got done puking I listened very close for quite a while,and notice no problems.Is it probobly ok,or do I need to order a tweeter?
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Greg,You'll always feel a bit sick every time you see the dent. You'll always be wondering if it sounds just a bit different than its mate. You'll always be trying to hide it from your friends or explaining to people that it doesn't make any difference in how things sound. They won't believe it and deep down, neither will you. It's just not worth it. Buy a new tweet and make peace with your audio world again.
LOL Austin....You are quite correct.I am very anal about all my stuff looking new,it even bugs me to drive my cars when dirty.The tweeter is probobly just fine,but I know its got a dinged tweeter,and it pisses me off.So I ordered one this afternoon.
My audio world is now returning to normal,
I can now obsess over what NEW componant I want LOL, it is truly a sickness,and I have just started.Thanks for all the replies guys
This idea of using a needle to pull out the dent works fine for *soft* dome tweeters, but the (presumably well-intentioned) poster didn't realize that your tweeters are *metal* domes.Do *not* take a needle to these!
You can live with these without any problems, as I've never heard or measured any difference from a small dent. Basically it is just a cosmetic problem. Some tweeters are easily disassembled and the diaphragm removed. In this case, you can push the dent out from the inside, but there will always be a visible remanent of the original dent.
It is that simple. Keep your grills on......you'll never notice.
not sure if you mean the cone. basket or surround material. It it's the dome in the cone, a little needle to pop it out is all that is required, although I've heard people say it's not big deal. If it is the physical frame, look for loose screws, or anything that might resonate. Probably fine, but I know the sick feeling of droppiing a speaker only to see the cabinet splinter in the corner. Ouch!
Good luck
Brad
I would not use a needle. That may put a hole in the dome. The question has been asked quite a few times. Perhaps the original poster could run a search and get a few ideas.
Regards,
Metralla
I've done it on a pair of Thiel 3.5's several times when my kids were little. You do not stick the needle in the fabric of the dome, you use it to grab a surface thread and push to one side or the other, until the cone pops back out. Several dealers do this with all their demo gear as invariably somebody always sticks their finger where it does not belong. Is is perfect, no...Does it work, yes.
Brad
use masking tape, laid across the surface where the dent is. A few attempts to gently pry away the tape and it will pull enough of the fabric surface with it to pop out the dent.
It the metal tweeter,just the dome is all thats visable.All I have ever seen in previous posts is stuff on larger drivers,the vacum trick etc.Being so small and on the very outer edge,am I correct in believing its ok?I will try another seach also
The vacumn trick can be used on tweeters. you could also try blu tack and I've heard of people using low tack masking tape. If you search there are plenty of methods available. If the sound is not affected I'd probably leave well alone.
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