So... my girlfriend lit a candle on top of one of my speakers one night (I didn't notice) - and the next day wax was all down the front of the cloth speaker grille. I was a little miffed, but not too upset - they are replaceable and she was sorry (the was also came off pretty well).

So now I was playing music and noticed some really odd bass distortion - so I took off the grill and noticed that it had dripped behind the grille and onto the woofer itself. I've carefully picked off as much as I could - but does anyone know if this would cause permanent damage?

Also - what's the best way to clean the residue off?

Thanks!