Dented Tweeter?

How do they sound? Can't live with it? You are right there are dispersion and distortion problems associated with that kind of problem. The trick above with the vacuum is well known and works but sometimes with aluminum dome tweeters it is not an answer. If you want more info on that trick search the audioasylum.com forum.

I took apart a Hales Revelation 3 some years ago and I think they used Vifa i inch aluminum dome tweeters. Nothing exotic. You can pick them up at speakercity.com. Pull it out and look for identification #s. Give speaker city a call. Lots of Vifa's stuff sells between 35-$60. Important to replace it w/ same tweeter!

Sincerely, I remain

If you try what Sagger suggests, do not let anyone see you doing it.

My kids used to dent the Audio Physic Virgo tweeters all the time. The exterior was just a dustcap. If that is the case with the Hales then I strongly suggest electrical tape. Apply it to the dent and slowly pull as if to pull the tape off of the tweeter, not as if to remove the dent. It worked every time. Good Luck

Like Clueless said, They probably don't make their own drivers. If you pick up a set of vifa's from, let's say partsexpress.com, They will not have the same specs as the one's Vifa ( or whomever) designed for them. Case in point, Revel. Scan-speak makes the Tweet, But you won't be able to pick up the same one from a parts house. You might get lucky. Pull the driver and see if it hes markings. If you can identify the driver from this or maybe some who knows will say, then call the manufactuer. Maybe they do have a "drop in replacement", or still make the right one. Don't suck on the tweeter, You may like it, then your hobby will have a whole new spin on it. It'll be hard to demo them at the hifi shop afterwards.

I have sucked shrimp and crawdad heads and sucked the marrow out of bone(osso busco) so I will surely suck out a dent in a dome tweeter. Probably better to do it that way than use a full size vacuum, as I have damaged one that way, though it was very old. A keyboard vacuum works ok as well.