More precisely to fix a dented dome it would be best to apply suction via a round tube that ideally would be the same diameter as the dome, or between that and the diameter of the pushed-in area, applied perpendicular to the dome periphery. A vacuum cleaner tube may or may not be right, but other things can improvise like a piece of card rolled into a tube, this also minimises risk from excessive suction from a powerful vacuum cleaner. Some VCs have an adjustable air vent in the tube or fitting, and if using a metal or rigid plastic tube it may be prudent first to try with the vent fully open so starting with lowest suction.
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That’s what I fear when I have my grandchildren visiting. I’m very careful that they don’t get too close to my stereo. The problem is that you can’t keep an eye on them all the time. You just hope for the best and then I use these to protect my speakers.
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It definitely works !
Those orange tweeter protectors are useful too - always have them at hand.
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@Richard.Dane … if Carlsberg made forums? Probably.
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lol 
When my six year old niece stays, I ensure that my brother is insured!
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It’s not her first hifi disaster, she snapped the cantilever off a Goldring 1042 when she was around 5 years old.
My son managed to stuff five CD’s into a Teac all-in-one though, not easy
‘Daddy I’ve closed the lid on the record player’.
One Aro rebuild and Cirkus replacement later…
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Oof!
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I’ve modded the thread title to encompass toe-curling stories of hi-fi woe …
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Dyns weren’t the first tweeter disaster in the house, Mission 71’s also suffered in the same way around 15 years ago.
When the Unitiqute 2 was in the kitchen I was forever moving fluffy toys, cornettos, and sweet wrappers off the top of it. Same with the kitchen RP3, but just more of it 