Will a disconnected speaker capacitor damage the speaker?

[momeigs]

The part circled in red in this photo came disconnected from the solder connection and now there’s no sound playing from the speaker. The capacitor all together is still connected but one end of the wire came loose. Didn’t know if playing music through the speaker while it’s disconnected could damage the speaker at all. Thanks

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[wew lad 5,000+ posts]

The part circled in red in this photo came disconnected from the solder connection and now there’s no sound playing from the speaker. The capacitor all together is still connected but one end of the wire came loose. Didn’t know if playing music through the speaker while it’s disconnected could damage the speaker at all. Thanks

If thats a coax, the tweeter won't play. The speaker will be fine most likely, but the tweeter, again, won't work. The cap is acting as a low pass filter for the tweeter.

Do not connect the tweeter directly without it. Solder on the cap, or a replacement cap, or replace the entire thing.