Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83 based; site hound.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!houxm!hound!rfg From: rfg@hound.UUCP (R.GRANTGES) Newsgroups: net.audio Subject: Re: modifying speakers Message-ID: <889@hound.UUCP> Date: Thu, 7-Feb-85 09:46:45 EST Article-I.D.: hound.889 Posted: Thu Feb 7 09:46:45 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Feb-85 01:59:28 EST References: <2104@ncrcae.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 20 [] Everything I have read on the net and elsewhere suggests that the improvements you are contemplating cannot hurt and may help. Why don't you let us all know how it works out. BTW, what speakers are involved? There are other things you could try, some of which could have adverse effects. If you have a bass reflex design spkr you could check and adjust, if necessary, the port tuning. If you have an "acoustic suspension" design (Edgar Villchur be praised!) You could try adding some more "acoustic absorber" material. I don't think either of these could get you into trouble. I especially like your proposal to eliminate the pots. They are a more or less reliable source of trouble, trouble, trouble. Whenever I visit someone who owns AR speakers, I go over and "tweak" the pots to get the tweeters going again. THey are always open and the owners never seem to notice it. ...Sigh. I have to use a step ladder on my own ...Sigh. -- "It's the thought, if any, that counts!" Dick Grantges hound!rfg