Dented Tweeter?


Hello All,
I have a pair of 2000 cherry Hales Design Group Revelation 3s. Unfortunatly during shipping one of the tweeters has a small dent in it less than 1/2 cm. I can't tell audibly that there is a problem, but I have to think the dent causes some dispersion problems. Since Hales Design are out of business, does anyone have any suggestions as to the condition of the tweeter, replacing the tweeter or info on Hales drivers. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Rega Planet 2000
Forte F44 preamp
Classe Ten power amp
Hales Design Group Rev. 3s
w/ sonic euphoria and mit cables
scootdog
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.
I've fixed this exact problem with drafting tape (its adhesive doesn't leave a residue) folded around a finger, sticky side out. Blue Tack would probably do the trick as well. I had reservations about trying to do this, but I figured it was already a complete loss if it didn't work. It worked just fine & was very easy to do.