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how often do you exercise your potentiometers?

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walkstoslow

hello again,
sitting here today, listening, things seemed out of balance....
turned the volume down, checked the tone controls, that are switched out of
the circuit,turned the speakers off, rotated all the pots numerous times,
switched the speakers back on.....
doo-dah things are balanced and amazin agin.
Guess i should exercise more....

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I'm happy to report - Awe-d-o-file 18:32:20 09/14/16 (1)
I have none. They are a weak link in the chain.

ET

"If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936
- RE: I'm happy to report - walkstoslow 08:03:06 09/25/16 (0)
  How do you adjust your output level?
RE: how often do you exercise your potentiometers? - geoffkait 06:52:32 08/26/16 (1)
That's what that spray stuff Radio Shack sells, assuming they're still in business, is for. No one suggested ignoring electrical connections, whether it be pots, fuse end caps, RCA plugs, tube pins, audio wall outlets, non audio wall outlets, you name it.
- RE: how often do you exercise your potentiometers? - walkstoslow 12:41:58 08/26/16 (0)
  Correct you are, I rarely turn the volume knob much past 8:00,
  Or stay awake after 8:00. But then again I may be sleeping all the time.
RE: how often do you exercise your potentiometers? - Tweaker456 02:22:07 08/26/16 (0)
You could spray them with Caig or maybe have Geoff exorcise them?
My pot dosen't get out much these days - 4everyoung 00:03:56 08/26/16 (7)
But I do walk my speakers regularly. Not easy with those outrigger spikes.

Sue Kraft
The Audio Beat
- spikes or isolators? - walkstoslow 07:25:47 08/28/16 (6)
  My speaker cabinets (Utah Coaxial) are sitting on hvac isolation pads, my house is a "manufactured home", things really bounce around, Spiked cabinets seemed to shake the whole house, and sounded "mushy".
  To couple or decouple is the question......
  - RE: spikes or isolators? - walkstoslow 08:05:54 09/04/16 (0)
    I have been pondering a pair of zigma-hornets with small granite surface plates as bases from harbor freight, for the same reason.
    
    Though my new ponder, the Gough....
  - RE: spikes or isolators? - 4everyoung 00:28:24 08/29/16 (4)
    My Coincident speakers are 48" high and only 8" wide which makes them an accident waiting to happen with large dogs roaming around the house. Outriggers and spikes are a necessity especially on carpet.
    
    One of my previous German Shepherds knocked over a Von Schwiegert VR4, launching the upper midrange/tweeter module into the fireplace. oops
    
    Sue Kraft
    The Audio Beat
    - Cones under tall speakers - geoffkait 04:14:28 09/02/16 (3)
      The trick, as I discovered at CES in 2005 when I caught a 6' tall Golden Sound speaker just before it was about to exist the room through the large glass sliding door, is to mount the speaker on a large 2' by 2' board, then place the cones under the board. It's all about center of gravity.
      - RE: Cones under tall speakers - 4everyoung 01:22:40 09/03/16 (2)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Cones under tall speakers posted by geoffkait on September 02, 2016 at 04:14:28
        
        This is a rare photo I took of my system some time ago. I'm not sure why I even took the picture. Perhaps to figure out why the flash on my camera wasn't working?
        
        But this is where a Coincident speaker is now sitting and where the Von Scheikert VR4jr was siting when it got toppled by the pooch. I made the mistake of raising the shade next to the equipment stand just high enough to open the window for a bit of fresh air. Which allowed poochie to see and hear the postman coming up the front walk. And you can guess the rest. The Von Schweikert had to be sacrificed to save the planet from the mailman. I never raised that shade again.
        
        I thought about wood platforms, but the outriggers do add about 4" to the overall width of the speaker. I'm not sure. The new pup likes to hide his toys in that corner. Get rid of the dog?
        
        Sue Kraft
        The Audio Beat
        
        RE: Cones under tall speakers - geoffkait 17:52:01 09/03/16 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Cones under tall speakers posted by 4everyoung on September 03, 2016 at 01:22:40
        
        I would arrange for Fluffy to have a bad "accident."
        
        Interested in a dog? - 4everyoung 03:11:31 09/04/16 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Cones under tall speakers posted by geoffkait on September 03, 2016 at 17:52:01
        
        I'm getting too old for Marmaduke size German Shepherds with no table manners. This one belongs on a farm.
        
        BTW, JC gave your brilliant pebbles a glowing endorsement the other day. I've been meaning to tell you :-)
        
        Sue Kraft
        The Audio Beat

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