Drivers and how to clean them: Notes from ScanSpeak

Do drivers become dirty when grilles are left on

@hickamore :


A little, but the only reason to really clean most drivers is aesthetic. My main speakers have no grills and the dust was apparent.  If you leave your grills on all the time, then I would not bother.

I use one of those swiffer duster things on all my gear, works really well.

Do you rotate larger drivers to mitigate the effects of gravity? I'm my 40 years of playing bass in many bands, I did this on a regular basis as did the sound companies I worked with. I never blew a driver, unlike a lot of other bassist I knew.

I had a 2004 Porsche Cayenne with a subwoofer under the spare tire. There was a leak (they never could find) that filled the space with water. 
In spite of the “blub-blub” bass, the driver was extremely clean 😜😂😂😂

I take all my speakers into the shower for an intimate cleaning session 😎

Do you rotate larger drivers to mitigate the effects of gravity?

Generally not something the average audiophile should do! :)  The size of professional drivers is so different from what I have in my home. I have a single 15" subwoofer, and everything else is 7" or smaller. I'm sure they will outlast me. :)