High Fidelity Loudspeakers & Service
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- Obtain a piece of cardboard larger in width than the speaker driver. The length should wrap fully around the speaker.
- Place the unit face down on the cardboard.
- Wrap the cardboard fully around the speaker driver and tape tight.
A. Speakers that are placed to face to face, which do not have any of the parts touching each other, cone, surround, etc. - can be mounted face to face by bolting or zip tied together.
Speaker elements that do not extend out past frame
Speaker elements that extend out past frame
Speaker elements that do not extend out past frame
Speaker elements that extend out past frame
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Line up the speaker mounting holes with the bolts. Slowly slide the speaker down the bolts. If the speaker mounting holes are not in alignment with the bolts, loosen the first nut on each shaft. Check to make sure there is a gap or space between the wood and the speaker (the face of the speaker should not touch the wood). Secure by adding a lock washer & nut on top of each bolt shaft.
Packing Two Identical Speaker Drivers
Complete all mounting holes. A flat standard washer may be used on top of nuts. Please check to make sure the washer is just slightly bigger than the speaker driver mounting hole.
Insert bolt in empty mounting holes (from bottom of wood), place a lock washer & spin multiple nuts down bolt.
- Obtain a flat piece of wood slightly larger than the speaker driver.
- Using the speaker driver, hold it over the piece of wood and mark the mounting holes with a pencil.
- Use the appropriate size drill bit and drill the marked holes in the wood.
Packing One Speaker Driver
Slide identical speaker mate down the bolts. Please make sure that the middle elements are not touching each other.
Spin nuts down the shaft of the bolts.
Insert bolt in empty mounting holes (from bottom of speaker).
B. Speakers that are placed to face to face, which have any of the parts touching each other, cone, surround, etc. - can be mounted face to face by inserting spacer nuts. The correct amount of nuts will provide enough height, so they will not touch.
Packing your speaker(s) properly is important.
Please determine the style of mounting used to pack two identical speakers:
Proper mounting for shipping
DAHLQUIST SPEAKER PREPARATION