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MBP too close to sub-woofer? will speaker magnet cause problems?

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buyusfear

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Do you guys think its is unsafe for me to have my MBP sitting where it is?

I'd have it on the other side of the desk, but it just works better for me where it is in the pic.

I hadn't thought about it until a few days ago, so since then I haven't had it there. And i just bought it 2 weeks ago, so it hasn't really been there.

Just curious about what the experts may have to say, as I remember an old tv I had once set up with these huge clunky kenwood speakers on each side of it, and the image was super distorted on both bottom corners of the screen.(once I finally realized it was the magnets I smartened up and moved them further away)

thanks

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Alex
 
The only thing that could really be in danger is the hard drive -- and I don't think it's too likely to get scrambled by the sub, although I have never tried that....

The screen distortion thing only affects CRTs. The reason the screen distorts is that the CRT makes a picture by pushing a beam of electrons through a pair of magnets. The magnets deflect the electrons so that they can be re-directed to hit any place on the screen (thus allowing them to light any pixel location). Since the electrons were positioned by magnetic force to begin with, you can screw up where they go by adding new magnetic fields to the equation.... Nothing similar to that in the way an LCD works.
 
Thanks for the quick reply guys!

squeeks, I hadn't even thought about that.

:)
 
squeeks said:
a sub like that should be sheilded to prevent damage to electronic devices, so it should be ok
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not necessarily. many subwoofers are designed to be placed on the floor away from electronic devices.

to the OP: check manufacturer specifications.
 
There is no harm; if anything the speakers on the MBP are unshielded and provide a bigger threat. ;)
 
I would be worried, and personally keep my comps away form the woofer. It specifically states to keep it 2 feet from other electronics.
 
I Would move it under the desk, seeing how you have so much Footspace under there.

Also, like your setup, improvization, i like it ;)
 
buyusfear said:
You can see here it's ontop of a couple rubbermaid filing cabinets.

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You should put the filing cabinet on top of the woofer; solves your worries of the woofer being too close to your computer and it maximizes the woofer performance.

Your desk top is so need; mine looks like a junkyard.
 
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