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Worst Audio Injury !!

Anyone ever get physically injured because of your stereo? I was installing interconnects a couple years back and stood up quickly and hit my head on the corner of one of the shelves.I got a half inch gash on my forehead that seemed to bleed forever.When I switched from digital to vinyl I was used to the easy storage of CD's.I had my LP"s on the floor and one day went to bend down to get a LP out of the crate and tripped and hit my knee on the cornerof the crate.My knee still isnt right.And you?
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mikem
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Besides the usual back pain from moving speakers and power amps, I had an unusual experience with static zapping..  I had a pair of focal 1038’s several years ago. I was bending down in front of the speaker To pick something up and as my ear came close to the dome tweeter, I heard a loud noise and a sharp pain in my ear as My static buildup found a path to ground. Hurt like heck and was loud, wish I had a picture of the arc. My DAC shutdown instantly, once restarted all was well. A very strange painful incident.
I now have a grounding probe That I keep on the rack so I can ground myself before doing anything near the stereo.
mikem
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@cd318,
It was an unusual painful experience! Winter time here with the heat on gets things very dry.. I run a humidifier in peak season now.. along with my ground strap ! I also now have silk dome tweeters !
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