Mounting Speakers - How Tight?

rgalpin · Post by **rgalpin** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:26 pm

When you mount speakers do you tighten the screws until the metal frame of the speaker touches the wood? or do you stop short of that?

thanks!

bmf5150 · Post by **bmf5150** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 9:20 pm

i just do them snug in an x pattern,you dont want to twist the frames,then you get voicecoil rub.

jnewlyn · Post by **jnewlyn** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 8:22 pm

I'd think that you want to squish the cork or padding pretty evenly with all four screws. Evenly and with enough torque to safely secure the speaker but definitely avoid twisting or mis shaping the frame as it won't be flat and true.

Myopic Void · Post by **Myopic Void** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 9:41 pm

Just snug. I see some cabs were they are just too tight and it flattens out the corkboard.

Cheers,

Eric

Post by **Scumback Speakers** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 11:54 pm

Tighten them with your fingers until the screw meets the back of the frame, then use a screwdriver to tighten them 1/2 to 1 full turn more.

rgalpin · Post by **rgalpin** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 7:52 am

thanks!

rgalpin · Post by **rgalpin** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 8:14 pm

Scumback Speakers wrote:Tighten them with your fingers until the screw meets the back of the frame, then use a screwdriver to tighten them 1/2 to 1 full turn more.

5 years later... and here is the answer I needed... AGAIN. Thank you Mr. Scumback Speakers!

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