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Newbie ( I hate that word :) question about Marantz speaker tweeter

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SJFDmusic

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Hey guys this is my first post here ( love this place by the way!) I have a question about my new (old) Marantz
5-G speakers. Both tweeter cones are "Pushed in" no rips in the paper. They sound great when I listened to them. My question is : Is there a way to get them pulled out? or should I replace them? or does it not matter in any way shape or form?
They will be part of a Marantz 2270 system with a Pioneer PL-530 TT. This is my first vintage system....even though I had similar items in the 70's when I was too young to understand how awesome the sound was! Thanks for your input! Attached in 2 photos one of each tweeter.
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As MarZutra stated. Plus it's cosmetic, and won't deter from SQ. I also read a dental pic will do the trick too.
 
If you keep the grilles on, you will probably eventually forget about it--it really makes no difference as long as the cone itself is undamaged. Otherwise, the tape and vacuum methods can be effective. For small dustcaps like that, I have an attachment for my vac for cleaning keyboards/PCB boards that has a very small (IDK--inlet or outlet), but it is designed to get into tight spaces, and that may work. Just take it easy and don't mess up the whole driver.
 
I so very much hate this. Why can't people "not" push these in. You may only have a few choices if it really bothers you. You can get a slightly larger replacement dust cover and replace them. You can also carefully cut them almost all the way around and flap them open. Then push them back out from behind. Then re-glue them back.
 
I have the same tweeters and which I bought with pushed in dust caps. I found them to be too rigid to pull out dry. I wetted them with a couple drops of water then used a vacuum CAREFULLY. Worked like a charm, dried without creases or anything.
 
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