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I have my shuttle sitting right on top of my 12" Sub. Aren't sub's just large magnets? I was wondering if I should be worried about it damaging my harddrives. All coments and suggestions welcome =D thanks
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Unsafe: Comp Near Large Sub?
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I know my speakers came with a warning right on the sub, so i would try to keep it at least 12" away. I keep mine a little over 14" away and i haven't had any problems. Some people have even commented that's to close.
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I recently read an article in a magazine and they did a test. You would need an extremely POWERFUL magnet to even make a slight effect on a harddrive. theyplace a large subby next to a running computer and everything went smoothly. I would say, don't put it on top, it probably won't cause any damage, but it just might so don't.
i have a sub iwthin 15-20" from my pc and nothing bad EVER happened.
i have a sub iwthin 15-20" from my pc and nothing bad EVER happened.
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i knew i was right. 
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I would be more concerned with the shaking that the sub is probalby going to be doing more that the magnet. Its probably magnetically shielded anyways.
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Ah, well that's good to know =D thanks guys
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JoT said:
I mean the shaking/vibrations inhearnt (sp?) to operating a sub for what is meant for (bass). Or did you mean as far as the shielding?
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No worries if its a Iron based case. I might be a little worried if it is a Al case.
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Raedon said:
It would be visable if its affecting the monitor.
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That's another good point to make - be careful of any sort of powerful magnet close to your monitor. Like, say, a television.
Had an older crt monitor (4 years or so) next to an ancient (read: 14+ years) TV. You could actually see the picture on the monitor being skewed slightly from the magnetic force the television was generating. Both the monitor and the television are dead now, could be due to this or just to being old.
Regardless, I keep them much farther apart now... and my desk still has a noticeable bend in it (huzzah for particle board!).
That said, I wouldn't worry about the hard drives as such - they already have serious magnets in them - but be sure to maintain that 12 inches or so, just in case. Used to be a lot of threads about this... do a forums search for... think it was "earth magnets" or something like that, if you want more.
Had an older crt monitor (4 years or so) next to an ancient (read: 14+ years) TV. You could actually see the picture on the monitor being skewed slightly from the magnetic force the television was generating. Both the monitor and the television are dead now, could be due to this or just to being old.
Regardless, I keep them much farther apart now... and my desk still has a noticeable bend in it (huzzah for particle board!).
That said, I wouldn't worry about the hard drives as such - they already have serious magnets in them - but be sure to maintain that 12 inches or so, just in case. Used to be a lot of threads about this... do a forums search for... think it was "earth magnets" or something like that, if you want more.
