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I have a nephew that is a bit of a monster and during a party this past weekend he decided to push in the center of all the speakers on my M80's. Has anyone ever had this happen? I need a way to fix this without ruining the speakers. I was thinking a shop vac may be strong enough to pull them back out, but I will freak out if it does not work as planned. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Scott...

Others have had success with vacs... but I'd start with a straight household one first....

I don't think it effects your sound quality at all to leave it dented in.

I would want to fix it too though!

Tape also sometimes works although I dont know how well it would adhere to the material these dustcaps are made of.

If you use the vac, I'd put the hose up to the cap then turn on the vacuume, then turn it off and remove after the motor stops to prevent any damage to the drivers.

If i saw some little kid pushed in every single dust cap on my speakers... I would probably just about loose it.

Yeah, I'd have to pillsbury the little doughboy, see how he likes his own medicine.

They are dust covers in the center, I have Pioneer HPM 100's that are now 33 years old. My wife was babysitting about 25 years ago when a little boy pushed the center in on a tweeter. Now 25 years later they still sound great, I go back and forth between rooms Sunroom with Sansui 9090 and Pioneer HPM100's and Living room Denon 4308 Axiom m60 VP150 3-QS8's and Klipsch RW10 sub. Both rooms sound excellent, main difference is the suround staging of the Axioms. The pushed in center has no apparent effect on the sound quality.

lessons learned:

Keep on the grills!


Speaking of monsters- It looks like Monster cable is seeking money for trademark infringment again:

http://www.audioholics.com/news/editorials/monster-cable

Thanks for everyone's input. I will try the vacuum tonight. I think I will remedy the problem by not allowing him in my house any more, I like having the grills off too much. When I saw the damage I almost fell off of the couch. I would bring my speakers to bed with me at night if they weren't so damn heavy.

I will report back on whether or not the vacuum worked.

Thanks again, Scott...

Hey Scott,

This is a common scenario that happens when little tikes are running around the house. Mike and I put together this quick little video that should do the trick. Enjoy!



Note: No speakers were harmed in the making of this film.

You guys rule!