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Dear members,
a question that always intrigued me but I could not find a clear answer to:
what are ideal surrounding conditions for speakers like Pentas or Beolab 8000s?
Obviously UV light harms. Therefore direct sunlight is to avoid. But what about temperature and humidity? In other words: how can you make speakers last as long as possible?
Greetings,
Kai
Hi Kai,
this was answered on a thread recently with some input from Geoff. From memory, he said the ambient temp is not too critical as when driven, the speaker coils get hot anyway. Overly humid conditions should be avoided but the killer seems to be near the ocean with salt being the biggest problem for damaging speaker surrounds. I've had Pentas in a room that in the sun reached up to 50°C and they have been fine.
Other factors may dictate how long they last anyway - condition of caps in crossovers, other electronic part degredation, the material of the surrounds - foam or rubber, how they are used - if at full volume they can be wrecked in a instant.
Dave.
Hi Dave,
I remember Geoff's answers since it was me asking the last question, too. This one is a little more general. Not only about temperate possibly getting too hot. In particular I'd be interested in how far components like the caps and the surrounds are affected by temperature and humidity. Therefore, I think this is a slightly different question. So, do caps and surrounds last longer in a rather dry or in a rather humid environment? In how far does temperature play a role? It's basically things like these that I'm after gaining some knowledge about. There's quite a bit of talk on related issues on the internet but it seems rather inconclusive to me.
Rgds,