Got a screw loose?


So based on a comment from another forum, I decided to ensure the screws on all my speaker and subwoofer drivers were secure.  Turns out everyone of them needed some level of tightening.

Suggestion:  Check your screws, definitely helped tighten up the sound as well.

Question:  Is there other “maintenance” I should be doing on a regular basis?

 

 

thx_golfer

I would not think too many are on the brass screw bandwagon.  Plenty of other things to get right first.

What is the benefit of brass screws? In my experience they are soft and easily come loose. I always use locktight on brass.

Brass is non-ferrous and may/should not effect the magnetic field of drivers that use magnets.

 

Same goes for using non-ferrous mounting gear for many phono cartridges.

 

Suspect that doing so may make an audible difference on some tweeters/midrange drivers, but never tried it (so don't know).

 

If a tweeter/midrange is placed close to a woofer, then it would make sense to replace the woofer mounting hardware as well (if experimenting).

 

DeKay

Nonoise:

 

Assume you were kidding, but if (not) you add a scant drop of Creme De Coco (or two) to a traditional Screwdriver it tastes just like a Tootsie Roll.

 

DeKay

I must of read the same post. I checked the 48 screws on my 3 year old Bryston A2's and most of them were loose. After tightening all of them up I do believe the sound was better.