Hello Guys, My 16 months old daughter bended the dust cup of my beloved Sonus Faber Olympica 2 speakers.
Is it possible to change only the dust cup instead of buying whole driver. Is the sound quality is affected?
Is it possible to change only the dust cup instead of buying whole driver. Is the sound quality is affected?
There is a chance you can not notice any variation : acoustically I mean ! Leave it as it is with the front grill.
Thank you for your responses . Seems like I cannot hear difference before and after but I can't stop thinking and looking at them 🙁
The big crease is likely permanent, the little dimples might be pullable.
I have saved many dustcaps but some are just too far.
I suspect that given it is a midWoofer, as suggested by others, the effect is minimal and leave as is… attemting to fix can end in it being even worse, i have done that.
dave
I have saved many dustcaps but some are just too far.
I suspect that given it is a midWoofer, as suggested by others, the effect is minimal and leave as is… attemting to fix can end in it being even worse, i have done that.
dave
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no front grills ?
Passive parts at SF are very expensive... there is maybe a way with solvant to move off this alumen dust-cap, but you need to find the same and you risk to damage the paper and destroy this time the sonic properties of the driver... Just color with a black pen the white traces... imho !
Passive parts at SF are very expensive... there is maybe a way with solvant to move off this alumen dust-cap, but you need to find the same and you risk to damage the paper and destroy this time the sonic properties of the driver... Just color with a black pen the white traces... imho !
The front grills were on, but they are more of aesthetic then protective layer (loosely strained strings). ...
Find 2 equal dust caps, and glue on both of them to cover the bad one and match.
Gluing them on top of old ones, wouldn't change the driver behavior therefore sound quality? Wouldn't the driver loose some efficiency due to the added mass?
Someone once told me to carefully apply your household vacuum to pull out the dent. I have not tried that myself though.
Regards,
Dan
Regards,
Dan
A few of things that have worked for me before:
1) Stick some sellotape to it, and use it to pull the dent out.
2) Poke a tiny hole in the middle of the dent with a pin, then insert a length of wire with a 90° bend near the tip, and use it to pull the dent from behind. The hole will remain visible, but may be less visible than the dent.
3) If the magnet is vented, use a stick to push the dent out from behind.
1) Stick some sellotape to it, and use it to pull the dent out.
2) Poke a tiny hole in the middle of the dent with a pin, then insert a length of wire with a 90° bend near the tip, and use it to pull the dent from behind. The hole will remain visible, but may be less visible than the dent.
3) If the magnet is vented, use a stick to push the dent out from behind.
Use a small artists brush with lacquer thinner to coat the glue seam. Don’t drip the thinner everywhere, but keep applying the solvent to the seam. After five or ten minutes of keeping the joint wet, the cap should come off easily and cleanly.
With your fingers you should be able to smooth out the dents.
You will need to re-glue the dust cap with a loudspeaker cement. That will cost about $10 per one ounce tube.
As lacquer thinner is nasty stuff only do this either outside or with plenty of ventilation. Do not confuse lacquer thinner with paint thinner or mineral spirits.
You can find the adhesive and replacement dust caps if needed from many sources on the internet!
An easy repair, I have done it many times. Of course I do keep the glue and parts on hand.
With your fingers you should be able to smooth out the dents.
You will need to re-glue the dust cap with a loudspeaker cement. That will cost about $10 per one ounce tube.
As lacquer thinner is nasty stuff only do this either outside or with plenty of ventilation. Do not confuse lacquer thinner with paint thinner or mineral spirits.
You can find the adhesive and replacement dust caps if needed from many sources on the internet!
An easy repair, I have done it many times. Of course I do keep the glue and parts on hand.
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Then you have a legitimate beef with the manufacturer, and you should inform them of their inadequacy in an unsubtle manner.