Got some damaged speakers, can they be fixed?

sbpolk
sbpolk Posts: 644
edited January 2007 in Speakers
Guys, in my quest for the right theater speakers, I bought several pairs of RTi28's. One set arrived looking like this! Is there any saving them?

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"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." George Orwell
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,791
    edited January 2007
    Maybe

    Take the baffles off - the tweeters snap in.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Refefer
    Refefer Posts: 1,280
    edited January 2007
    Ugh, hope you knew they looked like this prior to buying them....
    Lovin that music year after year.

    Main 2 Channel System

    Polk SDA-1B,
    Promitheus Audio TVC SE,
    Rotel RB-980BX,
    OPPO DV-970HD,
    Lite Audio DAC AH,
    IXOS XHA305 Interconnects

    Computer Rig

    Polk SDA CRS+,
    Creek Audio 5350 SE,
    Morrow Audio MA1 Interconnect,
    HRT Music Streamer II
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,791
    edited January 2007
    From the pics they dont look broke... the tweeters, seriously snap into place... looks like they took a hard hit though in transit... jarred them loose.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • IanD
    IanD Posts: 59
    edited January 2007
    Geez, were they shipped in a box?
    Why does the delivery guy have to play football with the boxes?
    Yamaha RX-V1500
    Pioneer Elite DV-46AV
    Scientific Atalana 8300 PVR-HD
    Panasonic TH-42PX60U
    Polk RTi10
    Polk CSi5
    Polk F/Xi3
    Polk PSW 350
    Mike's IC's
    DIY speaker cables (Kimber 4VS Shotgunned)
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  • sbpolk
    sbpolk Posts: 644
    edited January 2007
    Both tweeter domes are dented, I think the seller is refunding my money in full. Keep my fingers crossed!
    "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." George Orwell
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited January 2007
    Try to get your money back, that's not cool at all...
    Ya, the tweeters do snap easily back into place by removing the entire front plastic baffle. However, I would be wary of a hit that was hard enough to knock them out.(And it doesn't surprise me the tweeters are dented.) You might be able to order new tweets from Polk, or used ones from the community, but make sure to check the wiring. Having those tweeters just flopping around might have jarred wiring in the cross-over. Or if you are like me, you could just pull the good drivers, and play around with them building yourself a new speaker or something fun like that. The other option, that is very sad, but last effort, is parting them out to other people in a similar situation. Hope it all works out.
    Jake
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