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Post by ALVIN on Jun 11, 2011 2:26:17 GMT
Try changing your speaker driver screws to the solid brass equivalent that are holding your drivers into their cabinets.
Most speaker screws are made of steel which resonates, brass however does not.
This trick will eliminate resonance, and can only improve the sound quality and costs you just penny's to preform!
Remember to use solid brass screws and NOT the brass plated type.
preferably go for the flat headed ones if you can get away with it as they will hold your driver more tightly than countersunk.
So who will be brave enough to try this tweek and report back on this thread their findings then?
I have already done this to my own speaker set up ..... and let's just say ..... it will only be a matter of time before some bright spark starts selling them as a "glorified upgrade product" at a rip off price!!
They cosmetically look good too in my opinion.
Watch this ...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibmETcjcWdg
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2011 2:36:02 GMT
Try changing your speaker driver screws to the solid brass equivalent that are holding your drivers into their cabinets. Most speaker screws are made of steel which resonates, brass however does not. This trick will eliminate resonance, and can only improve the sound quality and costs you just penny's to preform! Remember to use solid brass screws and NOT the brass plated type. preferably go for the flat headed ones if you can get away with it as they will hold your driver more tightly than countersunk. So who will be brave enough to try this tweek and report back on this thread their findings then? I have already done this to my own speaker set up ..... and let's just say ..... it will only be a matter of time before some bright spark starts selling them as a "glorified upgrade product" at a rip off price!! They cosmetically look good too in my opinion. You aren't a friend of Russ Andrews are you ? BTW, I have heard claims that non steel screws improve SQ when bolting output transistors to heatsinks.
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Post by jonclancy on Jun 11, 2011 21:36:03 GMT
Used brass dome-headed screws on my IPLs when we built them. Can't tell you if they sound any different because I've never heard steel screws in them. I assume resonance depends on how tight the fasteners are screwed in, into which material, whether they use washers, washer material etc.
They do look nice, though, and finished off the front baffles a treat. That's why we chose them. If we got a free performance boost, then Huzzah!!
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Post by rowuk on Jul 19, 2011 19:39:35 GMT
Hogwash. My trumpet is made of brass and sure does resonate. Steel screwed firmly into wood, chipboard or plywood or some crazy guys skull does not resonate. Using blind nuts, you even get the advantage of increasing the tension.
If you want stay non magnetic to protect the magic aura around the speaker cables, stainless steel screws and nuts provide excellent staying power and repeatability!
Brass screw is a pasttime of british bands with lots of cornets and mixed sex membership.
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