Speaker mounting

[steve_p]

So I picked up a pair of g12-65s on the classifieds here and have a question. It appears that the cone covers a portion of each mounting hole. Is this normal? I have attached a picture showing what I am talking about. is it ok to trim the hole clean with a sharp razor knife?
Thanks in advance,

Steve


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[selloutrr]

Can you post a pic from above.

Often the trim foam or rubber around the rim will cover some of the hole.

Are you absolutely sure it's the cone/basket that you are seeing?

Has the speaker been reconed? or is it stamped with a "B"?

[steve_p]

I thought it was the cone, but I may have been mistaken.... Ill look in the morning when I get back to my office.

[ampdoc1]

It's the cone,...I've seen that on a lot of new and re-coned speakers. Not to worry! Just poke a screwdriver thru it from the front (so as not to put "out-ward" pressure on the cone)

a'doc1

[steve_p]

Thanks, the speakers are new, so I was a but surprised to see the holes covered.

When you say the front, just so I am perfectly clear, you mean the side opposite the magnet, correct?

[Phil_S]

Yes, the side without the magnet is the front. The magnet side is the rear.

[Lonely Raven]

Steve, don't worry about it. Even custom made speakers will have some of the "surround" overlapping the holes.

This is just a mechanical connection to the frame, and is not part of the sound producing "cone"...which is everything towards the center of the surround.

Just poke it through (Front to Back) so you have a clear shot to thread the bolt/screw/whatever and mount it up!

Just make sure you don't poke the cone with a screwdriver or misalign it and drive a bolt through the cone. Make sure you have a solid electrical connection and play!

New speakers take a while before they break it...upwards of 40+ hours of actual play time.

[Lonely Raven]

I just did a quick Google search for you, here is a photo of an audiophile speaker surround (it already had an arrow pointing to it!), and even here you can see it's covering up the mounting hole.

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Here are the parts to a speaker.

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[steve_p]

Thanks all for your responses.