Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater I am afraid to turn my setup back on.....

I know know what the speaker grilles are for...to protect speakers from idiotic roommates. I had the speaker grilles on my QS8 off for all of 5 minutes as I went to get something from my car and when I came back my roommate was screwing something back onto it...

I demanded to know what was going on and discovered that he had stuck his finger in and pushed on the tweeter but dented it. He had then unscrewed it and had pushed the dent back up. There are now scratches and a mark where the dent was. He didn't seem to care that I was upset that he had done that, he just kept saying that it didn't matter, and that he had already taken the time to fix the dent.... He also told me that I could have used a 20 dollar computer speaker in lieu of this speaker and get the same sound as he felt that the insides looked cheap.

So, I'm pretty pissed right now. I've got a very visible mark on the tweeter of my QS8 and a roommate who doesn't give a damn that he caused it.

I am scared to turn on my av reciever and play something through these speakers because I am afraid that the sound quality will suffer due to the dent... What do you guys think? Will there be a difference?

all i can say is "sucks"

I would not worry about it tooo much, when I recieved one fo my QS8's, one if the tweeters was not working, I picked then had to use a screw driver to remove the tweeter and plug in the wire that had been knocked loose. I accidently dropped the head of the screwdrive on the metal part of the tweeter. Joe at customer service says that the dome is actually not important, it is more of a cover for the actual tweeter underneath and it would not affect the sound in anyway. Hopefully, this is similar to your case, if not, they sent me an extra tweeter and I did not ask for it, so I am sure you could ask them for a new one. That is what guarantees are for. If not, I could send you mine, it is still packaged. Good Luck!

Sooooo, how much pot does this guy smoke?

I'd say kick him out or make him buy you a new speaker. Even if you can (and you probably can) get the tweeter replaced.

Does that extra tweeter include a new dome as well? How do I install it? I was not aware that stupidity of roommates (grrrr) like this was covered under warranty.... If I can not get a new one, could you send me yours? Thanks!

Hey Snippy, I just called about a replacement tweeter and they said that they would only do that if there was some sort of problem with the sound. I have not turned the speakers on yet to check if there is a problem with the tweeter's sound, but the aesthetics of it are really bothering me though. It's just that I paid a lot of money (for me) for these speakers and the first thing I see now are the scratches and marks on the tweeter when I look at the speaker. Could you please e-mail me at:
alcohen@charlotte.uncc.edu

I would be glad to pay shipping or whatever else you would like for the Tweeter. Thanks!

"That is what guarantees are for"
wrong, a guarantee covers worksmanship, not a stupid roomate's actions.

Update: The tweeter is junk now. It produces a scratchy noise and it cannot do the highs at all. The tweeter on the other side of the speaker sounds perfect.

heh, no offense, but I had a feeling you would come back and say that either way, after reading your post about them telling you about the warranty coverage =)

You have every right to demand that your roommate buy you an exact replacement tweeter. Do you normally get a long with him?