Is damaged cone bad?

[tee 10+ year member]

While I was installing my Revs, I kinda poked the cone a little bit. Will that affect SQ any?

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[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

Yeah it will allow the backwaves to come through and cause cone break up in your sound...use some flexible silicone to seal it

 

[bumpincrv 10+ year member]

how did you "poke it"

 

[tee 10+ year member]

I was trying to put the cover thingy on the door back.

Yeah it will allow the backwaves to come through and cause cone break up in your sound...use some flexible silicone to seal it

What?

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

If the speakers is mounted properly..there shouldn't be any air leaks...between the cone and the motor structure...if there is a hole in the cone...the air from the back wave will try to work its way out the cone...causing a ripple effect which in terms will cause some audible distortion.....

 

[tee 10+ year member]

The speakers are mounted properly and there is no hole in the cone, just a some shapes that I cannot explain.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

if there is no hole just a dent...there will be no problems then

 

[tee 10+ year member]

Yes, as far I as my ears can tell, they sound great. So there should be no problem as far is sound goes right? Just physically right? Dammit, bad resale value now but I don't think I will sale them anyways, they sound super.

 

[Gary S 10+ year member]

As long as you did not deform the cone so much as to also deform the voice coil, no problem at all. Enjoy.