Did I damage my speakers?


I'm worried I may have damaged my new speakers -- I started playing them only 30 minutes or so after I got them inside from 15-20 degree outside temperatures.

They sound fine to me, but I'm realized after the fact I should have let them acclimate to room temperature slowly and now I am fretting about it...

This worrying is really getting to me. Any thoughts most appreciated
whynot

Showing 1 response by james63


No worries... think about all the times you listened to your car stereo speakers first thing in the morning during the winter.

I have a degree in Mechanical Engineering and work as a Process engineer in the Plastics industry. The only thing that would have suffered from the cold would have been the elastic elongation of the foam/rubber surround and the glue that holds them. If the surround looks fine then there is no problem. The other thing that could happen in theory is the metal wiring in the cross over could have expanded at different rates and pulled apart from each other (more so with aluminum than copper). But if that were the case they would not work...

Enjoy the speakers, most speakers are very tough!