[mjohnson]

One of my woofers has developed an indentation (courtesy of one my my son's 6 year old friend's fingers, I think).  I don't hear any lack of quality in the sound from the speaker, but it's driving me NUTS every time I look at it. 

Does anyone know how hard it is to change out a woofer?  Do I have to get one from Klaus or are these things available at local electronic stores?   

Also, has anyone heard when the new midline speaker will be available?  I want to upgrade eventually.  New speakers or new Candela to go with upgraded Khartago?  Any thoughts?

[timind]

If the dimple is in the dust cap have you tried pulling it out with a bit of tape? Gently, gently.

It worked for me after my grandson did the same.

[sirquack]

Are you talking about the dust cap in the center?  One of my sons walked right over to one of my brand new Axiom m80's when I first got them and created a nice dent.  What worked for me was to get one of our vacuum cleaners and use the round attachment.  As I slowly moved towards the dust cap, the dent came right out.

[djbnh]

One of my woofers has developed an indentation (courtesy of one my my son's 6 year old friend's fingers, I think).  I don't hear any lack of quality in the sound from the speaker, but it's driving me NUTS every time I look at it.

Tape may work, but careful is the key word.

Any thoughts?

Enhanced "Homeland Security", aka SuperNanny, may be needed at your household. 

[mjohnson]

Thanks for the responses, however, after attempting the tape trick followed by the vacuum cleaner, the indentation is still there. 

Does anyone know if I can unscrew the 6 screws that attach the woofer if I could push out from the inside.  This kind of stuff is like brain surgery to me if you couldn't tell already.

[byteme]

Thanks for the responses, however, after attempting the tape trick followed by the vacuum cleaner, the indentation is still there. 

Does anyone know if I can unscrew the 6 screws that attach the woofer if I could push out from the inside.  This kind of stuff is like brain surgery to me if you couldn't tell already.

Nope, pulling the driver won't help.  Sound quality shouldn't be affected by this but I'm sure aesthetics are!  Other than tape or a vacuum I don't have any other ideas unless you could heat up the edges of the cap enough to get the glue to soften, pull it off and then re-glue it back on.  I had the dust cap on my Lorelei 8545 driver come off and I just superglued it back on.  No worries.

[Mike B.]

I received a woofer with the dust cap dented. It was a very stiff cap. I ended up polking a hole in the cap and inserting a wire bent at a right angle at one end. I was able to pull it out and then I patched the small hole with some black RTV.

[oakleaf]

One of my woofers has developed an indentation (courtesy of one my my son's 6 year old friend's fingers, I think).  I don't hear any lack of quality in the sound from the speaker, but it's driving me NUTS every time I look at it. 

Does anyone know how hard it is to change out a woofer?  Do I have to get one from Klaus or are these things available at local electronic stores?   

Also, has anyone heard when the new midline speaker will be available?  I want to upgrade eventually.  New speakers or new Candela to go with upgraded Khartago?  Any thoughts?

I have a couple of hellion nephews.  Every (and I mean every) time they visit they poke in the caps of my speakers.    These are in-wall Vifas I built.  I've learned to hide the Epiphanies when they visit.    I've used both the vacuum and tape trick with success.  The vacuum does not always work but the tape has.  I role up a piece of duct tape into about 1/8" diameter, bend the tip about 1/8" as well and stick securely to the center of the indent.  Then I carefully pull out.  This cap is something like doped cloth so it works well.  Not sure about how effective this would be on your woofs.  Good luck!

[avalon65]

Like many, I've had the same issue. When the vacuum cleaner trick didn't work, tape did. The key is to use Duct Tape. 3M makes the best. Gently apply it and let is sit for a few minutes. If at first it doesn't work, try it again but use a touch more force when rubbing it over the dented area and let it sit longer before pulling it off.