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Speaker affects color ?

10 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/speaker-affects-color.113271/

bajaj151
bajaj151 Original post #1
Apr 21, 2009 at 9:04 AM
I am using 2 speakers (Local Made) with amplifier placed near my monitor.

I want to know, is placing speaker near monitor have any -ve effect on monitor ?
yippee
yippee #2
Apr 21, 2009 at 10:08 AM
yes it does
gurujee
gurujee #3
Apr 21, 2009 at 10:19 AM
Yes, if its not magnetically shielded.
Disc_Junkie
Apr 21, 2009 at 10:21 AM
I think only the amplifier affects colour, not the speakers. Therefore I have kept my speakers sideways to the monitor and the amplifier/woofer in the lower desk of the table.
desiibond
Apr 21, 2009 at 10:50 AM
It effects CRT only if not shielded. For LCD, it won't do anything.
alexanderthegreat
Apr 21, 2009 at 12:24 PM
Sometimes, the monitor will start showing green or blue at the edges due to the speakers. That can be fixed by degauss though.
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pimpom #7
Apr 21, 2009 at 2:28 PM
Unshielded speaker magnets will affect a CRT monitor by changing the display colours, especially at the sides close to the magnet. The effect will change or go away if you move the speakers.

CRTs, including TV picture tubes, are sencitive to magnetic fields, including the earth's magnetic field. Therefore they have what is called a degaussing circuit built in. This applies a strong alternating magnetic field for a brief moment on switching it on, and demagnetises the tube.

The automatic degaussing mechanism works only if it is switched on from a cold condition. But some monitor models also have provision to degauss the tube manually while it is on, in addition to the auto circuit.

Spealers designed for use with computers have shielded magnets that do not affect the CRT.
Krazy Bluez
Apr 22, 2009 at 9:46 PM
Unshielded Speakers have Magnetic waves which gets conflicted with the rays of the cathode...since cathode is of -ve rays...it gets attracted to the speakers north pole and thus the colour distortion arises...prolonged use might also have this effect but it's in very rare cases...
Try not to keep them together for long time as it might make it into permanent damage...
Tech.Masti
Apr 23, 2009 at 12:23 AM
Local made speaker.... i think its unshielded, so its better to keep it away from crt monitor, no problem with LCD though.
prateek007391
Apr 27, 2009 at 7:29 PM
when u throw ur amplifier on ur monitor

it will surely affect the colours