Repair dent in a tweeter?

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Hi
I had a dent on my B & W 804 D3 tweeter.
I used painters frog tape.
It’s not overly sticky & worked great for me.
Thanks

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My son poked one of tweeters on a previous set of speakers and dented it. He did it why I was listening and could tell straight away looked up to see him removing his finger. Sorted out with some sellotape and slowly pulling it off.

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Had this issue on old speakers years ago. Double sided sticky tape worked beautifully.

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Is that ceramic as well?

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Hi
No it’s a metallic dome I think.
Thanks

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Google “VIFA NE19VTT 3/4” TITANIUM DOME" and you’ll probably find new old stock tweeters. Check I’ve got the size correct. PS I easily found soft dome tweeters for your speakers from Tymphany. They would change the spec of the speaker though.

If you can get a replacement, then there is no harm in trying to fix them first.

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As per your suggestion, it would seem more likely that these tweeters are titanium rather than ceramic, since i’m not sure how ceramic domes would be able to dent like that…

A replacement appears to be around $100, which might be a good option when selling the speakers, as opposed to trying to fix them.

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Thanks I will search for that! According to the specs it really is ceramic. The dent is a small mystery to me

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I was wondering how it got dented and how you fixed it, because the 804 D3 has a diamond tweeter and it is behind a protective net.

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Hi
B&W give you a little tool to get the net off but you start at the back with an Allen key.
It’s not easy.
There’s a YouTube video that shows how it’s done.
Then I used the tape.
How it got a dent is another story involving teenagers & partying :man_facepalming:t2:
Thanks

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I see, thanks. Curious that the diamond did not break instead of dent, I expected it to be very thin and stiff.

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Hi
It feels quite firm to the touch.
The mesh took the biggest impact pushing on to the dome.
I managed to push out the mesh with no visible signs of it being damaged & as I said used the tape on the tweeter which once done looked as good as new.
All in all it turned out good.
Thanks

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In the meantime I sold the speakers. Informed the buyer upfront of the dent and offered a small discount. With 4 people listening closely no one heard a difference between the tweeters. I passed through all suggestions I received from your side. Up to him to decide but he is glad with the deal and so am I. Will post a new system pic with my new pair of speakers (on which different opinions appear on the forum :wink: )

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:clipperton_island: speakers?

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If they were a Beryllium tweeter, I wouldn’t be blowing or sucking it. Definitely a wife job :: just joking I’d get her mother to it instead :face_with_hand_over_mouth:

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No Q Acoustics Concept 500

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If it were a Beryllium tweeter it likely wouldnt be dented. It would be shattered.

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Thanks for that. :roll_eyes:

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