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Will sun exposure damage my speakers?

I have a window next to one of my newly purchased JM Lab Electra 926s and since I like their look without the grill, I was wondering if I was hardening my cone surrounds or not. They are fiberglass "W" cones so I suppose they are ok but I don't know for sure. Has anyone looked into this before? Thanks! Arthur
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james633
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Yes keep them out of the Sun. As an engineer of 20 years in the polymer field you should keep your speakers out of direct sunlight.
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limomangus
1,428 posts
 
The Sun destroys all wood and will fade it and grills.
douglas_schroeder
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We may have found a thread on which the vast majority of audiogon participants agree! Success!  ;) 


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tomic601
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Didn’t Pink Floyd have something to say about…. the Sun ?

Carry on.
motokokusanagi
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UV is not good in the long term for most modern surrounds, cones and dome materials.
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