kfalls Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 I'm a big Klipsch fan, especially the Kg4 model. I'm always looking for good deals on ebay and noticed many times when looking at older Kg4s the dust caps on the K-8-K woofer have distortions and wrinkles in them. Is this a result of settling, moisture, what? I've had my Kg4s for over 15 years, used daily, but mine look fine. Any guesses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkrop Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 Fingers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-MAN Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 Well, my cat did mine... Dents in dust covers (unless they are metal) can be easily removed without any damage by bending a pin tip over to form an "L" and sticking it into the dent and pulling it "out". If done carefully, the hole is far too small to be of any consequence, but if needed, a tiny drop of glue can be used to seal it. Or a glossy coating of speaker cone weather proofing over the entire thing will certainly fill any pin holes and disguise any repairs. Dents, while unsightly, cannot be effectively heard; so if there is a grill cloth covering it, then all is well. Dents will, however, effect the resale value unfortunately, because everyone can see them easily... Metal dust covers are much more of an unsightly deal and I don't know of any way to fix them aside from reconing the whole thing... DM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfalls Posted July 23, 2004 Author Share Posted July 23, 2004 No it's not fingers. It's more of a wrinkle, a distortion as though one edge was pulled. I've seen finger pokes and this looks completely different. I've seen many examples on ebay. Usually included with dialogue from the seller saying the speakers weren't used often. I have a theory since they're not used much, they sag and distort from not being pulled to center by playing. Look at the picture and tell me what you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL Posted July 23, 2004 Share Posted July 23, 2004 The dust caps and only there to keep particles from getting down in the voice-coil gap. They don't affect the sound at all; therefore, I wouldn't worry about it or how it happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkrop Posted July 23, 2004 Share Posted July 23, 2004 It looks like the imprint of two fingers on each woofer... or a cloven hoof! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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