Athena AS-B2.2 Issue...

[Justinf]

Hey fellas,

I haven't posted in a while as perusing this site was costing me too much money...lol.

For the serious part, I have a set of Athena AS-B2.2's that I have been happy with. My brother in-law and sister were painting my house and they knocked over one of them causing the tweeter to be SEVERLY dented. By severly I mean almost totally inverted. My question is, can I simply order the replacement tweeter assembly, or should I just buy new speakers for my front of room? I can't seem to find the speakers on ebay or anywhere else since Athena is no longer around. Please advise.

Justin

 

[mazersteven]

A picture would work. Maybe you can pull it out with scotch tape.

 

[jamie2112]

Mazer has given you a great way to try to pull it out. If that doesnt work you could replace the tweeter for a very reasonable price.Athena is out of buisness but you can most liely get a tweeter from an online distributer

 

[Justinf]

Thanks for the quick responses! Here is a pic of the horror...I will give the tape trick a try too.

Justin

 

[Justinf]

So...I was able to get it back out for the most part using Gorilla tape. The scotch tape didn't have enough stick. The Gorilla tape is like duct tape on steroids w/out the residue. Good stuff.

There are still several smaller indentations on the dome so I will keep my eye out for a replacement.

Justin

 

[mazersteven]

Just as long as you didn't pull on it to hard, the tweeter should be fine. Try scotch tape for the smalled dents. Very carefully.

 

[jamie2112]

The 1000 dollar question is: how does the tweeter sound? From the looks of your picture it seems like just the cover was pushed in, is that so?

 

[Justinf]

It does seem that only the cover was pushed but I am thinking that it would be tough for the speaker to fall and push the cover in that far w/out actually damaging the tweeter. I will do a sound test on it tomorrow when the pregnant wife isn't sleeping lol...

Justin

 

[jamie2112]

It may just be fine...lets hope anyway... Let us know how it goes....

 

[Justinf]

Did a listening test today and my ears couldn't notice anything. So I guess everything is OK. Thanks for the quick responses guys!

Justin

 

[mazersteven]

Did a listening test today and my ears couldn't notice anything. So I guess everything is OK. Thanks for the quick responses guys!

Just send the "Thank You" gifts to

Mazer Steven
Melbourne, Florida 32935

 

[Justinf]

Good taste!

J

 

[alexsound]

Hey fellas,

I haven't posted in a while as perusing this site was costing me too much money...lol.

For the serious part, I have a set of Athena AS-B2.2's that I have been happy with. My brother in-law and sister were painting my house and they knocked over one of them causing the tweeter to be SEVERLY dented. By severly I mean almost totally inverted. My question is, can I simply order the replacement tweeter assembly, or should I just buy new speakers for my front of room? I can't seem to find the speakers on ebay or anywhere else since Athena is no longer around. Please advise.

Justin[/QUOT
Klipsch may have discontinued the Athena line, but you can still order replacement parts from them. Their ph# is 866-441-8210. I ordered a
replacement grill for an ASR-1.1 not too long ago.