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dropping speakers... klipsch, damage?

Unfortunatly I have a temporary speaker setup at my girlfriends involving my portable klipsch promedia 5.1 ultra, decent sounding easy temp system... And the unfortunate issue is the speakers have fallen down a few times, Like from a distance of 4 or 5 feet.

Just wondering if I should strictly set them up so they cant accidently fall when others aside from myself are around, and if this falling/shaking could cause any damage to the woofer or tweeters. <- most importantly.

The covers have always been on nice and firm..

dropping speakers... klipsch, damage?

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Just wondering if I should strictly set them up so they cant accidently fall
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Does this question really require an answer?  If it does, then your speakers falling are the least of your problem.

Later.
"Did you just say he contacts you through a bird? Did I just hear you say that?" Sonny Valerio (Cliff Gorman). Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai.

dropping speakers... klipsch, damage?

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If these were my speakers I would have thanked god that theey were not damaged the first time they fell down - and would NEVER again provoke my luck!
Put them to a safe place

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If the speakers don't crack open chances are they haven't been damaged. The speaker drivers aren't going to be hurt, frames might bend, but they are physically part of the enclosures. The tweeter is really at no risk.

OTOH a little duct tape to hold them down might be prudent.

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If the speakers don't crack open chances are they haven't been damaged. The speaker drivers aren't going to be hurt, frames might bend, but they are physically part of the enclosures. The tweeter is really at no risk.

OTOH a little duct tape to hold them down might be prudent.
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Oh belive me they are treated like gold, its just in this messy, small enviroment of my girlfriends, there is really honestly no other way, the duct tape is a good idea, I just.. well, they dont fall ever while im around, its just the ocasional time a friend has knocked one over accidently... Like I say, limited by other peoples stupidity and lack of caution or care... mostly because its "just a speaker" to everyone else.

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... The speaker drivers aren't going to be hurt ...
... The tweeter is really at no risk ...
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The magnet systems are usually quite heavy and might be dislocated on a heavy mechanical shock. In most speakers they are only held together by glue and magnetic forces.
 

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oh, I doubt it. Ive tried to pull off magnets before on old speakers, the end result was smashing them off with a hammer, that didnt dislocate them..however, it did break the magnets off.

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When it comes to securing speakers there is no superior substance (in my opinion) than Prestik, Blu Tac or whatever you like to call that adhesive gum not unlike chewing gum. It's cheap, it doesn't make a mess (unlike duct tape) and if you use a decent amount it can hold even the heaviest speakers.