Speaker Tear Advice

PMedia
PMedia Posts: 2
edited May 2012 in Speakers
Hey First Post

I need some advice I've got a tear in the bottom driver of my Rti12 is this fixable or replacement only. Anyadvice would really be great
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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,393
    edited April 2012
    You could probably glue it but I would consider it a temporary fix until you get a replacement. There would always be a node which would tend to distort as well as the glue changing the cone mass.

    I am not sure what the material is so I am not sure what glue would be appropriate.
    Stan
    Stan

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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited April 2012
    Does it sound "wrong", do you notice a difference ? If not, I'd leave it the F alone ! :lol:
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,753
    edited April 2012
    Replace it.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,008
    edited April 2012
    Ditto ^^^.........it's only downhill from there without a replacement. Is that actually a tear or a scratch, hard to tell. If it's just a scratch, leave it alone and throw the grills back on. A tear, replace.
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  • PMedia
    PMedia Posts: 2
    edited April 2012
    I here ya its definately a Tear. Can you get replacements for the Rti12 as they are now discontinued. The Rti A9's are the latest model so are they the same driver and would it be sensible to get two and replace both sets so to match
    each speaker?
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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    edited May 2012
    try nail polish until you can get a replacemnt. That stuff is really tough as hell.
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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,393
    edited May 2012
    deronb1 wrote: »
    try nail polish until you can get a replacemnt. That stuff is really tough as hell.

    There you go, Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails.
    Stan

    Main 2ch:
    Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.

    HT:
    Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60

    Other stuff:
    Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601
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