Accidently punctured woofer...is it a problem? (1 Viewer)

[Dave H]

I bought a pair of Infinity Beta 50s from Circuit City a couple of weeks ago. Tonight, I made the dumb mistake of accidently puncturing one of the woofers. I did it as I pulled off the speaker grill and one of the pieces that holds the grill into the cabinet hit the woofer.

Will this affect performance? I could still exchange it for another.

 

[PeterTHX]

Physical damage isn't covered by the return policy.

Speakers cannot funtion properly if their cones are damaged. The "air" they move isn't what it is supposed to.

Contact Infinity about a repair.

 

[Wayne A. Pflughaupt]

Dave,

Since the warranty is voided anyway, just remove the woofer and do repair (be sure and make a note of which color wire goes to which terminal). Press the punctured section back together from the backside as best as you can, then apply a little silicone to both sides. That will seal the hole and any any possible leakage. I'm confident you won't be able to hear the difference.

Peter's suggestion is also good - I'm sure Infinity can sell you a replacement woofer.

Regards,
Wayne

 

[Benihana]

just get a replacement driver from infinity. I'm willing to bet that the driver isn't expensive, less than $50 for a replacement.

 

[James Edward]

You have to... If you're anything like the the rest of us, you will develop x-ray eyes and see that puncture mark every time you look at the speaker grill.

And it will just get larger over time.

 

[Philip Hamm]

Just duct tape over it!

 

[Chu Gai]

I'd go for the replacement. Just where on the woofer did you punch a hole?