I have a couple of speakers that came with a Sony HI-FI system I bought. The model is CMT-GPZ7. The two speakers that accompany this system are not magnetically shielded (it says so in the instruction manual). Still, I would like to put these two speakers by my CRT monitor.The question is: if I put the non-magnetically shielded speakers by the CRT monitor, will this damage the monitor? Will it damage the speakers? Or both?I don't want to risk damaging any of my hardware.Thank you for your answers.
Never heard of a loudspeaker without a magnet. I wonder where you read about that? Computer 'speakers are shielded because otherwise the field could distort the on-screen image in c.r.t. displays (which use magnetic deflection.)
There should be no danger to your speakers. However, large speakers have large, strong, rare-earth magnets in them. They could pose some danger to your monitor and your computer if it is close. Also, any magnetic media would be at risk as well. Do you have any 3.5 discs laying around that you still want? Another issue is that most computer audio cards are not designed to drive these types of speakers. The card is typically designed to have powered speakers connected to it. Trying to drive unpowered speakers may cause damage to your audio card.
