smoke and speakers

Airplay355
Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
edited March 2004 in Speakers
i've heard people who are selling speakers mention that they are in a smoke free environment. are they just saying this as an added plus to their condition or does smoke rot away drivers, surrounds, grills, change wood color, whatever? is it really that bad for speakers?
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited March 2004
    Hmmm I never thought about that... makes me wonder if my dad is slowly hurting his epi500s (he smokes)... Although its probably just a myth to try to raise the value of used speakers.
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  • VE6OHV
    VE6OHV Posts: 119
    edited March 2004
    Funny that....

    I don't know what kind of "sonic" effects smoke would have, I imagine it would change the sound somewhat because of the residue. Smoke, cigarette or otherwise will leave a residue behind and can damage finishes as well as penetrating exposed wood grain and changing the color.

    Over all it is just plain GROSS.
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited March 2004
    Smoking cigs leaves residue on all surfaces in the smoking area. Just get a white cloth, squirt a little dab of windex (or whatever) on it, then rub across surface. Enjoy your little yellow stain, you can even name it if you want.

    Regards,
    PolkThug
    Never Forget
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited March 2004
    thanks...and i dont have little yellow stains lol
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,773
    edited March 2004
    My friend's Uncle's family are all heavy smokers. Like 4 or so smokers in the same house. I recently took a Pioneer stereo receiver off his hands, it took 10 years or so of constant smoke...

    The thing still operates (ALMOST) flawlessly, the only problem it has is the power supply will *click off and on randomly for a short period every once in a while when it is overloaded*...

    My ...'s amps have taken constant smoke and still work flawlessly, except the one amp he gave me with a fried right channel...which I use for my center channel amp...

    I think it has little affects, but smoking is just gross as Steve said...

    My ...'s old house, had white walls *with pictures on the wall*, I see it like this...if you smoke, don't hang pictures on the wall. If you do, please dont ask your fellow family members to help you clean, dust, remodel that involves taking the pictures OFF the wall...no one wants to see a YELLOW framed square remaining on your wall.....that is some nasty stuff...

    Get your friend, family member that smokes to cough into a napkin.....it WILL turn yellow.....

    bleh
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited March 2004
    Biggest reason non-smoker status sells anything is odor. Grill cloths will hang onto it... Otherwise effect on speaker performance is nil.
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
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  • scottvamp
    scottvamp Posts: 3,277
    edited March 2004
    Originally posted by Tour2ma
    Biggest reason non-smoker status sells anything is odor. Grill cloths will hang onto it... Otherwise effect on speaker performance is nil.
    Thanks Tour - glad to hear a little sanity on the forum.
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited March 2004
    Speaking of sanity (or lack there of)...we used to have these really big MTX speakers on display and they smelled like cocoa. We eventually sold the displays and brought out another pair. They also smelled liked cocoa. WTF.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited March 2004
    Dunn dunn dunn.... dunn dunn da dunn...

    Everybody...
    "Smoke on the speaker...
    The fire in the port... "
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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  • therockman
    therockman Posts: 349
    edited March 2004
    Of course I am no expert on the subject, but I really thought that Stereo Review did an excellent article on the subject in the August 1974 issue where Julian Hirsch demonstrated that the cigarette smoke coated the drivers and caused a "sluggish and slower" reaction time to the input signal In the same article it was demonstrated that the smoke also caused the foam material (circa mid 70's) to breakdown quicker.
    Rocky Bennett
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited March 2004
    hmm maybe that will be a good reason for someont to quit. it makes sense to me.

    i dont smoke i was just curious because i always saw *smoke free environment* in the flea market and on ebay.
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