Tightening loudspeakers screws...

I have received a professional the most answer from Matthew James Systems (they are servicing Cello and manufacturing new products with the same philosophy) and this kind of service is the one still building the brand even if it is not any longer in the market(!). They suggest to tighten up the screws every five years and do it by hand just to the point the screws will "tell" you to stop...and they certainly do it(!). Mt to you all and hope this to be useful for everybody.br.dgd

I am in the same line of thinking as Jeff. In addition to removing the baffles, I would also like to see the crossovers pulled from the cabinets or boxes to inspect them. My grandfather always said, "If you want to know how a good speaker is made get plenty of rest and a good breakfast." I don't know what that means but I still wanna see them x-overs.

Rotarius said..."His reasoning for using brass screws is pure bs".

Of course the bs is pure. Second class bs would not be high end.

If it was pork s***, it wouldn't be kosher.

Maybe, just maybe, the screws of my Merlin VSMs would need to be checked and retightend every few years to 17.5 in/lbs on the tweeter and 11 in/lbs for the woofer and crossever panel. Yes they come with torque ratings, not be cuase they are prone to getting loose, but the speaker is "tuned" to that torque setting. Basically worrying is mostly bogus and nothing you could not "maintain" with some help from the manufacturer - it would not be a reason to buy a speaker one way or another IMHO.