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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
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albertporter
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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.
trelja
3,226 posts
 
Should we use a dental dam if we wish to be safe?
unsound
7,344 posts
 
Trelja, absolutley if your not the original and only owner.
scottshannon
42 posts
 
Ripping the speaker apart and poking "it" from the backside would probably get the wrinkle out as well, but you may hear some high pitch noise from it. For this I recommend a port chuffer!
bishopwill
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Reminds me of a cartoon that one of my music teachers posted on his bulletin board many years ago. Showed a kid with a sousaphone around his neck. The sousaphone is saying to the kid, "Suck, you fool! Blow is a figure of speech!"

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