Posted by Graz on October 24, 2006 at 05:28:29

In Reply to: Re: What is the "PROPER" torque/procedure for tightening the APOGEE ribbons? posted by Kiefer74.1 on October 23, 2006 at 23:09:11:

"retuning" is a bit of a myth really. Over time the foam damping breaks down on the edges of the bass ribbons, and this allows the structural resonances of the ribbon to be heard undamped. Most FR's are quite old though still excellent in the extreme. Good reading;-

UNDERSTANDING THE BUZZ

The Full Range is a speaker best worked on by experienced techs only, full of suprises to the uninformed and even the wary! Worth directing your friend to the Apogee users forum, or to email me with his location details.

General Apogee chat;-

http://audioworld.com/cgi-bin/sw/forumdisplay.cgi?action=topics&forum=Apogee+Acoustics+Users+Group&number=1&DaysPrune=45&LastLogin=

Hope this helps.

Take care - Graz