How to ascertain speaker damage?


My %%^#$@!!! housemate was tossing a football around the living room and knocked one of my bookshelf monitors off its stand. It fell 1 feet, hit the subwoofer, and then fell 1 more feet to the ground.

There is some very, very slight scuff marks on the cabinet (plastic--these are minipods). How do I ascertain if there is any damage that has affected the speaker sonically?

This really pisses me off, as I am still in the process of breaking them in. What shall I do? Make him replace it? Or give him a stern warning?

Thanks...
;-(
atzen811

Showing 1 response by s7horton

The simple answer is to plug them in, listen and determine if they are ruined. It will be fairly obvious if they have been damaged once they are turned on. Also, look at the drivers to see if they have been hurt in any way.

My only suggestion is to move your hi fi system to a room your housemates don't really have access to, like a bedroom. I went through a similar situation, only my roommate never damaged anything because my stuff was always in my room instead of a main living room