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Magnetically shield speakers adjacent to PC case

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CreepieDeCrapper

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I have a pair of magnetically shielded Roland micro-monitors (Roland's website), except mine are black (like it matters).

Anyway, I just moved their placement on my desk to literally be right next to (actually touching) my PC full-tower case. I'm assuming, since they are magnetically shielded, that I shouldn't have a problem doing this (specifically with my HD data). I just wanted to get other's feedback on this as well.

(BTW, I also have an external HD that's now sitting pretty close to one of the speakers. I should also note that the speaker with the amp in it is NOT the one touching my PC case.)
 
Should be fine. IIRC it takes a very powerful magnet to effect your hard drive inside a case.
 
I wouldn't worry too much even with unshielded speakers. The magnet is powerful..yes but hard drives themselves are somewhat shielded.
 
Google the issue, there are a lot of articles on how it will screw up your HDD, but one or two fully explain the myth. For example, someone in the hourse has a 10" subwoofer about 5 inches from the HDD; not a problem.
 
Hard drives are rarely effected by everyday magnets. You're talking about supermagnets here.

Norm
 
Originally posted by: CreepieDeCrapper
The magnets in my speakers are 'supermagnets' or 'everyday magnets'? I'm not sure which one way you were going with that. 😕
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You're fine.
 
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Originally posted by: CreepieDeCrapper
The magnets in my speakers are 'supermagnets' or 'everyday magnets'? I'm not sure which one way you were going with that. 😕
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You're fine.
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BEWARE OF SUPERMAGNETS!!!! AHHHHHHH ::sucked into supermagnet speaker vortex::
 
Originally posted by: PurdueRy
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Originally posted by: CreepieDeCrapper
The magnets in my speakers are 'supermagnets' or 'everyday magnets'? I'm not sure which one way you were going with that. 😕
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You're fine.
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BEWARE OF SUPERMAGNETS!!!! AHHHHHHH ::sucked into supermagnet speaker vortex::
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OH NOES!!!!!!

Run everyone, RUN!!!!!
 
Originally posted by: PurdueRy
BEWARE OF SUPERMAGNETS!!!! AHHHHHHH ::sucked into supermagnet speaker vortex::
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Hahaha... I know, I'm getting paranoid now, eh? Hey, it's a new build so I have to protect my 'baby'.

Btw, how does one join the Anti-SUV Brigade? (or FUV as I call them 🙂 )

 
Originally posted by: CreepieDeCrapper
Originally posted by: PurdueRy
BEWARE OF SUPERMAGNETS!!!! AHHHHHHH ::sucked into supermagnet speaker vortex::
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Hahaha... I know, I'm getting paranoid now, eh? Hey, it's a new build so I have to protect my 'baby'.

Btw, how does one join the Anti-SUV Brigade? (or FUV as I call them 🙂 )
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Ride a bike?

(That's my big reason, anyway.)

I think my first car may very well end up being an electric old-school VW bug.


As an aside, I'm willing to bet that:

A. Your speakers use shielded drivers

B. Your case, aluminum or steel, will work as a faraday cage

C. Hard drives, which are encased in really, really thick aluminum, have plenty of sheilding of their own, and

D. Unless you've got a 1-kilowatt sub, the electromagnetic field and RF won't go very far anyway.

Also, there's a neodiyum "supermagnet" in every hard drive, used to move the spindle arm. The field from even one of these magnets does nothing to a platter 1" away.

 
Originally posted by: CreepieDeCrapper
Great info, thanks for posting Cheesehead. More importantly, though, thanks for having your nick be 'Cheesehead' 🙂
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Heck, I live within 25 miles of Madisound. (This should explain both.)
 
The shielding in speakers is to keep them from damaging CRT TVs or monitors, which is possible with unshielded speakers.
 
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