Chrome Dome has collapsed

JYAJoe
JYAJoe Posts: 120
edited December 2009 in Speakers
Had my RTi a9's for about 2 weeks. Normal play most of the time and have had the covers off on several occasions. Today, i noticed the chrome tweeter is collapsed on 1 speaker. When I run the audessy it gets an error on the speaker and resets. Not sure if its busted but still sounds good. Any suggestions

Thanks
Joe
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2009
    Sounds like someone stuck their finger in it as I've not seen a tweeter dome collapse by playing music. Catch fire? Hellz yea.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • KASR
    KASR Posts: 450
    edited December 2009
    Yea, I agree with Doro on this one - collapsing from music...doubtful.
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  • JYAJoe
    JYAJoe Posts: 120
    edited December 2009
    dorokusai wrote: »
    Sounds like someone stuck their finger in it as I've not seen a tweeter dome collapse by playing music. Catch fire? Hellz yea.

    No, never no finger near it. I would have made sure there was no finger left.

    lol, no fires yet
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  • RyanJoz
    RyanJoz Posts: 116
    edited December 2009
    kids?
    Ryan Jozwiak

    "Because music was meant to be felt and heard"

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  • JYAJoe
    JYAJoe Posts: 120
    edited December 2009
    I put the cover on it 2 days ago, it was not like that. Just took it off today and noticed it. Would have to go through the cover and cover is fine. Now when I play music it moves in and out.
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  • JYAJoe
    JYAJoe Posts: 120
    edited December 2009
    No kids, sold them to pay for my speakers.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,480
    edited December 2009
    Have you checked your amp for a short;)...



    J/K.
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  • JYAJoe
    JYAJoe Posts: 120
    edited December 2009
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Have you checked your amp for a short;)...



    J/K.

    No Im doing that now. looking over everything
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2009
    JYAJoe wrote: »
    No kids, sold them to pay for my speakers.

    I knew there was a reason I liked you. Kids just don't give me the same experience as being at a rock concert...no matter what you shoot at them.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • JYAJoe
    JYAJoe Posts: 120
    edited December 2009
    Rechecked everything thorughly nothing looks at of place. Nice tight connections. Speaker sound like it is playing fine. CONFUSED
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  • JYAJoe
    JYAJoe Posts: 120
    edited December 2009
    dorokusai wrote: »
    I knew there was a reason I liked you. Kids just don't give me the same experience as being at a rock concert...no matter what you shoot at them.

    You didnt know my Kids growing up. Howler louder than Alice Cooper himself
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited December 2009
    Something had to have pushed it in. I've never heard of a tweeter dome collapsing inward simply by being driven too hard. If anything...I'd think it would burst outward before collapsing inward.

    Any friends been over that may have been curious about your speakers, and then neglected to tell you that they collapsed a tweeter?
    The nirvana inducer-
    APC H10 Power Conditioner
    Marantz UD5005 universal player
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    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,259
    edited December 2009
    Suck baby, suck. You have to know how though.....otherwise you'll damage it.

    Do you know how to suck?
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • JYAJoe
    JYAJoe Posts: 120
    edited December 2009
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    Something had to have pushed it in. I've never heard of a tweeter dome collapsing inward simply by being driven too hard. If anything...I'd think it would burst outward before collapsing inward.

    Any friends been over that may have been curious about your speakers, and then neglected to tell you that they collapsed a tweeter?

    Going over and over in my mind. Guess at his point anything could have happened. All connections look fine. It got hit somehow. I did turn the sound up and started blowing it out.
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  • JYAJoe
    JYAJoe Posts: 120
    edited December 2009
    treitz3 wrote: »
    Suck baby, suck. You have to know how though.....otherwise you'll damage it.

    Do you know how to suck?

    Good idea, Ill call my girlfriend.. Who knows, just might kill 2 birds 1 stone.
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  • JYAJoe
    JYAJoe Posts: 120
    edited December 2009
    Lasareath wrote: »
    I've used duct tape before, but they never look like new again



    Got it looking OK. 2 little bity dimples barely see them but #$@&(&^*%&#^%()@&$^****% how frustrating.
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  • JYAJoe
    JYAJoe Posts: 120
    edited December 2009
    Im smiling, hell as long as it dont have a hole in it. I obviously hit it somehow.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited December 2009
    I confess...it was me. I broke into your house in the middle of the night and pushed your tweeter dome in.

    Crushing tweeter domes is like crack to me. Once I start...there is no stopping.
    The nirvana inducer-
    APC H10 Power Conditioner
    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
    PolkAudio LSi9's/PolkAudio SDA 2A's/PolkAudio Monitor 7A's
    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited December 2009
    It was the same audio gremlins that suddenly made cokewithvanilla's LSi's sound good.
    SDA-1C (full mods)
    Carver TFM-55
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  • royalty
    royalty Posts: 246
    edited December 2009
    This thread is hilarious
    HOME AUDIO:
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  • JYAJoe
    JYAJoe Posts: 120
    edited December 2009
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    I confess...it was me. I broke into your house in the middle of the night and pushed your tweeter dome in.

    Crushing tweeter domes is like crack to me. Once I start...there is no stopping.


    Everyone keep an eye on CURT
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  • JYAJoe
    JYAJoe Posts: 120
    edited December 2009
    Lasareath wrote: »
    I hear you man, that's why I put doors closing off my living room and when I'm not home nobody's allowed inside!


    Forgot DEADBOLTS.
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  • JYAJoe
    JYAJoe Posts: 120
    edited December 2009
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  • tcrossma
    tcrossma Posts: 1,301
    edited December 2009
    I had a tweeter on my Monitor 60's collapse the same way. I have no explanation for it and I'm 99% it was not physically pushed in either. I popped in a replacement and the problem never reoccurred.
    Speakers: Polk LSi15
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    Interconnects: MIT Shortgun S3 Pro XLR
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  • jdwmap
    jdwmap Posts: 116
    edited December 2009
    Sounds like premature tweeter collapse, maybe Pfizer makes something for that.

    You know what is sad, I just got to work and now I want to go home and pull all my grilles off to make sure none of mine look like that . . . . .
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  • Squishy Tia
    Squishy Tia Posts: 79
    edited December 2009
    Freakish. Thankfully these puppies have 5 year warranties. I'd make use of yours.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited December 2009
    Definitely call Polk CS and see what they can do for you.
    Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!

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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2009
    tcrossma wrote: »
    I had a tweeter on my Monitor 60's collapse the same way. I have no explanation for it and I'm 99% it was not physically pushed in either. I popped in a replacement and the problem never reoccurred.

    Very interesting.

    I'd do what was mentioned earlier, call Polk CS and get a new driver.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • JYAJoe
    JYAJoe Posts: 120
    edited December 2009
    dorokusai wrote: »
    Very interesting.

    I'd do what was mentioned earlier, call Polk CS and get a new driver.

    Talked to Kim (hope this is correct spelling) in tech support, didnt ask one question just said no problem. What is your address and serial #####. However they are backorder. But great company.:D
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2009
    Kim Jasper.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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