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Anyone ever repaired a smashed dome tweeter?????

Well, it finally happened. One of the kids smashed the dome tweeter on my Thiel CS2.3. I talked to Shari at Thiel and she told me to put a piece of masking tape over the smashed in part and pull. It worked easily. But, of course, the speakers still looks crinkled where it was pushed in. However, my first brief listening session did not reveal any major sound problems. I will probably go ahead and replace both drivers but right now its nice to know that I don't have to worry about the kids destroying my speakers. (since they already have) Anyone else ever repaired a dome tweeter? How did it sound?

The following link is a picture of the driver I'm talking about:

http://www.thielaudio.com/THIEL_Web/Web_Page_Images/CS2_3_page_images/CS2_2coaxial.jpg
bufus
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After this debacle I don't think anyone will question my love of music. Mind you I do have my limits, tweeters maybe, but, woofers are out of the question. Besides, sometimes you need to give oral to recieve aural.
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Unsound, you mean you had an eargasm?
unsound
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I knew my original post would prompt some cute replies, but, I truly underestimated just how clever you all are. I have really enjoyed some lol belly laughs from you.
zaikesman
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(Hmmm...now as a rating, does "Coating off a dome tweeter" signify better or worse ability than the timeless "Chrome off a trailer-hitch" standby?! :-) Seriously, with the Thiel's aluminum dome tweet, in my experience, you cannot remove all visible trace of an impact as with a fabric dome (sonically though, you may not hear anything amiss, but OTOH this could have damaged more than just the dome). If the driver assembly on this coax unit is anything like the conventional dome assembly on my 2.2's tweeters, Thiel might be able to supply you with a replacement dome/cone/coil part which you can retrofit into the existing motor/faceplate (you have to be careful fitting the coil into the gap though). If this thought bothers you as much as the injured tweeter does, then just order a whole new mid/tweeter unit (either way, you'll have to unsolder and resolder the wire connections at the driver leading to the crossover - Thiel will provide some of their original type of solder). Whatever you replace, there will be some break-in time before the new unit sounds the same as the one in the other speaker, but this will not be a terrible process to endure. BTW, you *were* leaving the semi-protective grilles on, were you not? (Thiels are one of the few audiophile speakers sensibly designed to perform best with their grilles left in place, and they do.)
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Zakesman,

I believe "Suck starting a Harley" is a higher rating than either "Coating off dome tweeter" or "Chrome off tailer-hitch."

There is also the "Golf ball through thirty feet of garden hose, " but that begins to border on scary.

It's nice that we turn occasionally to these important things in life, away from the mundane topic of sound hardware.
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