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Is it okay to talk around your speakers?

When a system is not on, should you avoid making any noise near the speakers? I am thinking about back EMF caused by the speaker cones moving and then sending voltage backwards into the crossover and the rest of the system - could this cause damage or even minor degradation to the sound quality after a while? Do you unhook the speakers when not in use just to be on the safe side?
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riley804
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How does one even think up something like this ?
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shadorne
7,333 posts
 
This is no more wacky than cable burn in. Yet another "urban legend"...
isochronism
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Al, I would not advise such a method. Your speakers will then after, always sound a bit tipsy!
isochronism
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Al, I would'nt advise such a method. Your speakers will then after, always sound a bit tipsy!
6550c OP
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Cables don't really burn like fire, they learn. See, the free electrons in the metalic structure, which exist in a cloud, and are not really attached to any specific proton, stabalise and begin to work together. When they all start pulling in the same direction then the cables are ready.

I think the audio store i used to shop at unhooked all unused speakers so morons that couldn't keep hands in pockets could not crank-it-up and damage or annoy the store workers.
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