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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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semi
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It happened to me before, but it was soft dome in a pair of Dynaudio. Tape or vacuum both worked great, but I always wondered about the sound afterward even though I could not hear the differences. Dynaudio Esotar T-330 claimed to have multiple coating on the dome to create the dispersion, so a sticky tape will for sure remove some coating, not?

Best thing to do is to replace the drivers. All audiophiles are annals, it will always bother you even if you can't find a trace of wrinkle.
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