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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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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.
ryder
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Get some fabric covers for the speakers to protect it from direct sunlight. It’s not only with driver surrounds and other parts of the speaker as the wood finish will be affected as well. You may get uneven shades on the woodwork as the surfaces exposed to direct sunlight will get dark through time. Imagine a nice year round tan on human skin.


ryder
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Damn, just noticed this thread was posted 17 years ago. I wonder who resurrected this thread..
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