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Cleaning? [message #68523] Sat, 09 July 2011 09:30 Go to next message
Nymeria is currently offline  Nymeria
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Do you do anything special when cleaning your speakers? A friend of mine always takes the grill off and feather dusts the cones but I've never bothered. I just dust the top, sides, and back.
Re: Cleaning? [message #70096 is a reply to message #68523] Fri, 11 November 2011 09:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
LoveJB is currently offline  LoveJB
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I don't take anything off Very Happy , I don't want to ruin the speaker. I always thought that if you took anything off the speaker you could get dust inside? I am not taking that chance!
Re: Cleaning? [message #70851 is a reply to message #70096] Fri, 06 January 2012 04:44 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Lancelot is currently offline  Lancelot
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I wouldn't open a speaker just to clean it. Wiping the speaker is enough for me. If the speaker will fail due to dust then I guess it is old enough for me to buy a new one.
Re: Cleaning? [message #70863 is a reply to message #68523] Fri, 06 January 2012 17:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
audioaudio90 is currently offline  audioaudio90
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I don't open the speaker or take the grill off. I'm not sure why your friend feels the need to feather dust the cones, but I'm guessing she's more into cleaning than I am.
Re: Cleaning? [message #70866 is a reply to message #70863] Fri, 06 January 2012 19:01 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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Don't open 'em up. There's no need. Even if it's vented, unless you think your kid rolled a Hot Wheels car in the port, there's no reason to get inside.

I wouldn't even clean the cone. Dust isn't a problem, but cleaning it might be.

Just wipe the wood with your favorite furniture cleaner (Minwax, Liquid Gold, etc.) and call it good.

Re: Cleaning? [message #71825 is a reply to message #68523] Sun, 18 March 2012 17:31 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Maurice1201 is currently offline  Maurice1201
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Dust does get inside the grill cloth and builds up on the drivers over time and can have a negligible effect on the sound reproduction if it is not removed. The drivers can be cleaned with care to cone/dome/dust cap without hurting it, using a damp dish cloth, then follow with a dry dish cloth. That is how I take care of my speakers, and after that I gently blow compressed air at them from about a foot away. If drivers are concealed with a mesh screen, then all you can do is carefully blow dust off with compressed air nozzle, while keeping it at a distance of no closer than 12 inches.
Re: Cleaning? [message #71831 is a reply to message #68523] Sun, 18 March 2012 21:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
jammin_nmy_livinroom is currently offline  jammin_nmy_livinroom
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Thanks for the advice, Maurice1201. Normally when I dust my speakers, I use a Swiffer duster to remove any loose particles and then go back behind it with a damp cloth. After that I let it air dry and start collecting dust again, lol.
Re: Cleaning? [message #73208 is a reply to message #68523] Thu, 05 July 2012 15:25 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Those Clorox wipes are handy for both dusting and disinfecting. I also take an air blaster to the nooks and crannies from time to time.
Re: Cleaning? [message #73296 is a reply to message #68523] Mon, 16 July 2012 13:25 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Nymeria is currently offline  Nymeria
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Some of you are like my friend and feel much more compelled to clean than I do. Laughing I figure running a duster and maybe some wood polish over the speaker is more than enough.

Anyway, thanks for sharing your tips.
Re: Cleaning? [message #73316 is a reply to message #68523] Mon, 16 July 2012 22:11 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
LuvMartin is currently offline  LuvMartin
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I don't think it would have ever occured to me to take the speakers apart just to clean them. If something was wrong with them sure, but for cleaning I think a simple dust rag will do. Smile
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