MIT speaker cable question

Polkitup2
Polkitup2 Posts: 1,622
edited February 2009 in 2 Channel Audio
I have monitor speakers on stands and was wondering if the MIT shotgun network boxes are too heavy to just dangle from the speaker inputs?
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited February 2009
    I had mine "hanging" from my monitors and the cable bent pretty hard at the terminations; not sure how much stress this could be, but if you can find something to reduce the weight, do it. I thought of attaching the boxes to the stands (tape, rubber bands, anything), but never did it.
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited February 2009
    I have MIT Shotgun S1's and had the tails made longer so the network box sits on the floor. Too heavy IMO.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited February 2009
    Unless you're hooking them up to cheapo speakers, it shouldn't be a issue. And then again, it wouldn't be your only issue either.
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  • Lsi9
    Lsi9 Posts: 616
    edited February 2009
    Velcro the box to the stand

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  • Polkitup2
    Polkitup2 Posts: 1,622
    edited February 2009
    I'm thinking that might be best.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited February 2009
    When I tried to Velcro mine to the cabinet, it put more strain on the binding posts by forcing a more dramatic curve in the wires at the banana clips. If your binding posts are solidly installed they should be able to handle the weight of the network boxes.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,561
    edited February 2009
    I've got a pair of MIT's hanging off the back of my office monitors. Been like that for years with no problems.
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited February 2009
    Call or email MIT to be sure, but I'll bet hanging is OK.
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