Members Jeff Leites Posted August 21, 2006 Members Share Posted August 21, 2006 The October "Guitar Player" has an article on replacing speakers. It says to "Hand-tighten the nuts, but don't over-tighten them, as this can restrict cone movement and lead to speaker failure". I'm concerned because I recently reinstalled a speaker after it was re-coned and I built a 2X12 cab. I pretty much torqued down on the nuts thinking that was what I should do. Can this really damage my speakers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TimmyP Posted August 21, 2006 Members Share Posted August 21, 2006 So long as they are not so tight that the basket becomes distorted, you are fine. You don't want them coming loose. I've had to open several Marshall cabs that came out of the shipping carton with speaker bolts rattling aroung inside - quite a nuisance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff Leites Posted August 21, 2006 Author Members Share Posted August 21, 2006 These are all old Jensen speakers with heavy duty baskets. They each have 8 bolt holes instead of the 4 I see on some speakers today. I checked the ones in my cab, and I didn't strong arm them as much as I thought I did. But since I had a wrench in my hand, I undid all 16 nuts, applies liquid lock nut, like the article suggested, and just made the nut's snug. I'll probably do the same to the speaker in my combo amp, but it may be a little trickier to work on without removing the amp chassis again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D Charles Posted August 21, 2006 Members Share Posted August 21, 2006 What's your baffle made out of? If it's birch plywood (what I always use) there shouldn't be a problem as it's absolutely flat/ true cabinet grade product. If you used some sort of particle board or MDF which can warp, then there might be a problem, but if you're clamping down to a true surface then it ain't gonna warp. No comment on stamped baskets which might distort on their own if they aren't front mounted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boosh Posted August 21, 2006 Members Share Posted August 21, 2006 Usually tightening the nuts makes speakers go up one octave in pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MorePaul Posted August 21, 2006 Members Share Posted August 21, 2006 Originally posted by boosh Usually tightening the nuts makes speakers go up one octave in pitch. Ah, you must be one of the fans of the "kahler cone" the cam operated srew-tension speaker whammy system circa '86 I remember the ads for that feated Steve Howe's cousin's barber's brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mikeSF Posted August 23, 2006 Members Share Posted August 23, 2006 Originally posted by boosh Usually tightening the nuts makes speakers go up one octave in pitch. unless you install the cabinet blocking device to keep it from raising... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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