@janehamble ,
’Only when doing some REW testing did it come to light that both my Seas tweeters were pressed in. $900 a pair, plus installation. I have no idea how this happened. Could have been a visiting child or dog - but most likely it was clumsy carrying by me.’
That’s a pretty unpleasant experience. Sadly it happens all too often when it could easily be prevented.
It’s bordering on criminal negligence the way some companies don’t offer any protective mesh on their tweeters.
The one that Harbeth uses on their M30 / M40 tweeter is a model example of what should be a standard practice.
This sort of protection should be compulsory. For metal ones full protection Harbeth M30 style should be mandatory.
Even those 2 wire protective strips you sometimes see in front of a tweeter are better than nothing, but not by much.
ATC even have steel grilles on some of their models. Great idea.
Otherwise sooner or later, tweeters will get pushed in. You may or may not be able to recover the shape with a gentle use of a vacuum cleaner, but it’s doubtful whether it will perform again like it should.
