I wiped off my speaker cone

[shadewind]

I saw some dirt on the speaker cone of my right Yamaha HS50M. I moistered the back of my shirt with my tounge and I gently rubbed the little spot of the cone. Do you think this might have damaged the speaker in any measurable way? It sounds fine to me at least I think...

[shadewind]

Hey people, I need a quick answer so that I can go to sleep and not dream nightmares about my beloved monitors being broken

[Granny Gremlin]

The cones aren't made of sugar are they?

Seriously tho, they'll be fine; go get some shut-eye. The only possible issue is with untreated paper cones (which your Yammies don't have - not many new speakers do, mostly only vintage stuff) - there would be the possibility of staining.

You said you rubbed gently so I doubt you misaligned the voicecoil with uneven pressure either - modern drivers are not that delicate.

[shadewind]

Thank you

[bitman]

I use a feather duster for that job.

[joeq]

Originally Posted by bitman

I use a feather duster for that job.

Swiffer!

[davenutz]

power buffer

[u b k]

Originally Posted by joeq

Swiffer!

swiffer rocks!

it's addictive, i'll go from the speakers to the console, next thing i know i'm moving picture frames and getting that little area behind the cane palm...

i keep thinking, "where does all the dust go?"


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[shadewind]

It wasn't dust unfortunately, it was probably food or something like that from eating in front of the computer (note to self... don't!). So I had to use some water (saliva in this case). But from the people I spoke to, it should be okay. Misaligning the voice coil requires more pressure from what I heard.