I might wipe them every once in a while with a clean sponge, barely damp with water. No cleaner. No conditioner. Won't do any good. The ozone that is responsible for most of the degradation of rubber or foam is generated inside the cabinet by the electric field of the voice coil. It ain't much. But it has nowhere to go.
If you're really into it though you would use a nice brush and vacuum. Griot's Garage probably sells a whole kit for this. Lol!
The ozone that is responsible for most of the degradation of rubber or foam is generated inside the cabinet by the electric field of the voice coil.
Learn something new every day! Thanks for this!
Agree to ’let sleeping dogs lie’ in the rubber-surround dept (unless perhaps you are in the desert and there’s never any humidity) and second the idea of a gentle vacuum brush. I understand the rationale for paper cones but they can definitely be fragile in use.
I use a simple soft dust wand to clean my speakers so no damage easy on the surfaces and takes the dust off. just don't press too hard. If you do it regularly there is no need to cleaners or water. The car cleaning industry has many very good dusting ideas to consider as they are designed to not scratch the painted surfaces of a car.
Any advice on nicotine residue on Yamaha NS 1000 BE drivers?? I have an old pair from when I was young and stupid and smoked like a fish in the house. I would like to restore the Speakers. No problem on the cabinets. But what to do about those BE mids and tweets??
My paper cones usually have accordion surrounds so I use a soft paintbrush which has never been used for anything else, and it does a pretty good job of reaching into the valleys of the accordion.
I actually have an artist’s paint brush which says "Finest Russian Sable" and that sounds like the sort of thing that might appeal to an obsessive audiophile.
We could have threads with discussion of the effects upon SQ and Soundstage of various natural and synthetic bristles. I find that the Siberian Chinchilla is especially effective at image specificity, but regular old North Plains Mink comes through with that inner detail and insight I prize the most. I always dust with Beryllium powder for those evanescent transients too, making sure to breathe deep for full effect.
Actually I think the AC/DC suggestion was the best.
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