Safe distance between computer tower and speakers?

Beastie · 13th July 2008

Is this a concern...

macpro too close to genelec's a danger?

about 15inches atm?

Beastie · 13th July 2008

Am i paranoid or what?

MrHope · 13th July 2008

If the bass is vibrating the computer chassis, it could be vibrating the inner circuitry components which could be bad for it in the long run. stike

I think it's a valid concern.

theblue1 · 13th July 2008

Get them close enough and magnetism (in addition to vibration) could be an issue.

Many of us have likely seen the magnetism from less-than-perfectly shielded monitors distort the image on a CRT monitor.

Granted that hard drives are pretty resistant to such issues but, then, I like to give stuff like this just a little extra wiggle room.

thedigitalgod · 13th July 2008

the magnetism of a speaker will not hurt a hard drive. i have on many occasions tried to erase a hard drive using a very powerful electromagnet. left the drives attached to the electromagnet overnight with no success.

tms8707056 · 13th July 2008

I believe Genelecs are shielded to avoid interference so I don't think it will mater as far as magnetic fields are concerned. Also, vibration from sound waves should not affect the computer at all. There are several moving parts that cause vibrations whenever the computer is on. These things (fan, HDD, CD/DVD, etc.) would cause more severe vibrations than a single Genelec monitor because they are directly attached to the computer chassis, especially at 15in apart. You don't have anything to worry about.

timbreman · 13th July 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by tms8707056

I believe Genelecs are shielded to avoid interference so I don't think it will mater as far as magnetic fields are concerned. Also, vibration from sound waves should not affect the computer at all. There are several moving parts that cause vibrations whenever the computer is on. These things (fan, HDD, CD/DVD, etc.) would cause more severe vibrations than a single Genelec monitor because they are directly attached to the computer chassis, especially at 15in apart. You don't have anything to worry about.

Agreed....Any good set of monitors will be magnetically shielded. Only concern would be vibration and that's only if you are blasting them.

Beastie · 14th July 2008

Thanks Guys!

appreciated!

peace

mohthom · 14th July 2008

That said, there IS a huge difference between an 8020 and a 1037 or 7070a.

MohThoM

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Beastie Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,499 Thread Starter	Safe distance between computer tower and speakers? Is this a concern... macpro too close to genelec's a danger? about 15inches atm? __________________ Beastie "No matter how fast you are on your computer - one can only listen in realtime..."

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Beastie Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,499 Thread Starter	lol Am i paranoid or what?

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theblue1 Gear Guru Joined: Mar 2005 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 15,095	Get them close enough and magnetism (in addition to vibration) could be an issue. Many of us have likely seen the magnetism from less-than-perfectly shielded monitors distort the image on a CRT monitor. Granted that hard drives are pretty resistant to such issues but, then, I like to give stuff like this just a little extra wiggle room. __________________ day job \| A Year of Songs \| music and social stuff \| mutant pop on facebook \| roots acoustic on facebook

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tms8707056 Gear addict Joined: Apr 2008 Location: Jackson, TN Posts: 310	I believe Genelecs are shielded to avoid interference so I don't think it will mater as far as magnetic fields are concerned. Also, vibration from sound waves should not affect the computer at all. There are several moving parts that cause vibrations whenever the computer is on. These things (fan, HDD, CD/DVD, etc.) would cause more severe vibrations than a single Genelec monitor because they are directly attached to the computer chassis, especially at 15in apart. You don't have anything to worry about. __________________ Matt Snyder 15" MBP 2Ghz Core 2 Duo 6GB RAM, 2 320GB LaCie Quadra Drives, MOTU 828mk3, Logic 9 on SL 10.6 "There is no such thing as an old song, just bad ones."

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Beastie Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,499 Thread Starter	Thanks Thanks Guys! appreciated! peace

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MrHope Gear maniac Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 270	If the bass is vibrating the computer chassis, it could be vibrating the inner circuitry components which could be bad for it in the long run. stike I think it's a valid concern.

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thedigitalgod Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 776	the magnetism of a speaker will not hurt a hard drive. i have on many occasions tried to erase a hard drive using a very powerful electromagnet. left the drives attached to the electromagnet overnight with no success.

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mohthom Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 638	That said, there IS a huge difference between an 8020 and a 1037 or 7070a. MohThoM __________________

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