Have you "snugged" your speaker today?

steveinaz
steveinaz Posts: 19,538
edited August 2004 in Speakers
Just a reminder; I snugged the mounting bolts on all my drivers yesterday, and thought I got a new pair of speakers. Some of them required as much as a half-turn.

FYI: Don't over do it; just snug them, especially if you have plastic bezel rings around your drivers. I use the 2-finger rule, I snug the set-screw as far as I can using my thumb and index finger only.

Cheap tweak that makes a big difference, check them every 6 months.
Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • Pauly
    Pauly Posts: 4,519
    edited August 2004
    Yeah i just did that with the Monitor 10's. wanted to make sure no air leaks and they are running at optimal performance.. I also blow kisses at them too :D;)
    Pauly
    Life without music would♭
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,731
    edited August 2004
    Pauly, you worry me. ;)
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited August 2004
    Nothin' to worry 'bout... HE'S A FREAK!!!:D
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited August 2004
    If I had some cherry monitor 10's I'd sleep with 'em, but thats a whole nother thread....
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited August 2004
    :confused:
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  • Pauly
    Pauly Posts: 4,519
    edited August 2004
    A Phreak with M 10's :)
    Life without music would♭
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited August 2004
    Ok this is one of the more suggestive threads I have read lately....snugging....2 finger rule....plastic bezel rings around your driver....sleeping with speakers....great stuff, I feel at home now :)
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,960
    edited August 2004
    ... I had problems with loose screws on the woofer of one of my 1974 Klipsch Cornwalls. Discovered this listening to the unbelievable track "Way Down Deep" on Jennifer Warnes' somewhat obscure CD "The Hunter". Had some buzzing on one of the Cornies when it was cranked up. I was afraid I had a dragging voicecoil, but it was nothing more than eight loose screws.

    Definitely worth checking screws for tightness occasionally (every 30 years, based on my experience). Be careful with any driver using self-tapping screws in wood or MDF that you don't overtighten/strip them!

    (now we're talking about stripping AND ****...)
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited August 2004
    All this innuendo... I'm going for the toolbox, so I can play with my wood:D
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  • POLKOHOLIC
    POLKOHOLIC Posts: 407
    edited August 2004
    How do i tell when Ive screwed ttoo much?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,731
    edited August 2004
    When something falls off.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,083
    edited August 2004
    I've heard that Caig makes products that are very good a lubricating and protecting your parts.

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited August 2004
    don't use armour all
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