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Quick tweeter question

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If I suspected possible damage/a tiny hole to a tweeter dome which cannot be visually verified (due to being an in-ceiling speaker), would a frequency response sweep show an issue with the tweeter if there were one? The response curve looks identical (minus location differences) to the other in-ceiling speaker near it.
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BigCoolJesus said:
If I suspected possible damage/a tiny hole to a tweeter dome which cannot be visually verified (due to being an in-ceiling speaker), would a frequency response sweep show an issue with the tweeter if there were one? The response curve looks identical (minus location differences) to the other in-ceiling speaker near it.
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It should.

A "bad" tweeter is immediately recognized by distorted sound so if you aren't getting any on your sweep the tiny hole seems to be superficial.
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gajCA said:
It should.

A "bad" tweeter is immediately recognized by distorted sound so if you aren't getting any on your sweep the tiny hole seems to be superficial.
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Awesome. I got a ladder out this morning and really tried inspecting the membrane (it's a Klipsch in-ceiling so it has a built on guard that obstructs a straight on view) and didn't see anything. I was working near it yesterday with really thin metal wire and thought I poked into the membrane but nothing seems off. Just wanted to be sure.
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Awesome. I got a ladder out this morning and really tried inspecting the membrane (it's a Klipsch in-ceiling so it has a built on guard that obstructs a straight on view) and didn't see anything. I was working near it yesterday with really thin metal wire and thought I poked into the membrane but nothing seems off. Just wanted to be sure.
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If you poked a tiny hole just into the dustcap you should be fine.
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