"Breaking in Subs"
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Bronze Member Username: SplsqChesterland , Ohio USA Post Number: 81 Registered: Mar-07 | ok well last night i just hooked up 2 12inch L5s and do i have to break them or is all that just a myth. |
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Gold Member Username: JohnfiacIL My wangers b... Post Number: 1969 Registered: Mar-06 | ummmm, im not sue on if the damage part is true, but from what i noticed with my new DD's they sound cleaner and get a bit louder after breaking them in for a while |
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Silver Member Username: Dakangofkrunk16Post Number: 118 Registered: Mar-07 | breaking them in you dont have to do but it helps it get louder and sound better but it does make sense that it would im to lazy to explain y but im sure someone else will |
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New member Username: Imi4tth3wTexas Post Number: 8 Registered: Feb-07 | does just having them installed and using them over time break them in? |
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Platinum Member Username: BestmankindLos Angeles, CA USA Post Number: 11467 Registered: Oct-05 | just go easy for a few days. then just let it rip. |
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Gold Member Username: JohnfiacIL My wangers b... Post Number: 1978 Registered: Mar-06 | dont go above the reccommended rms for the first 3-4hours of wangin |
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Silver Member Username: Dakangofkrunk16Post Number: 132 Registered: Mar-07 | turn gain 1/4 thw way up then u would i did mine 4 9 hrs but subs are all different just do it for a couple of days it mite sux but it will pay off 4-6 hours |
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Gold Member Username: RedlinerWilmington, Ma Post Number: 3688 Registered: Jun-05 | l5's id break them in cause if there to stiff they get easy stress cracks in the cone on the square subs |
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Gold Member Username: 420alldaylongPost Number: 1170 Registered: Sep-06 | Better to be safe than sorry. |
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Bronze Member Username: SplsqChesterland , Ohio USA Post Number: 83 Registered: Mar-07 | ok thanx |
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Platinum Member Username: GlasswolfWisteria, Lane USA Post Number: 11679 Registered: Dec-03 | with subs, the break-in period is used to loosen up the moving parts of the speaker and get it sounding more natural, as often with new speakers, the stiffer moving parts make them sound really awful till the break-in period is over. This is why spekers have a break-in period, and not to prevent damage. |
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Gold Member Username: AdddisorderWest palm, Florida Post Number: 3909 Registered: Jan-06 | ^^thank you! iv been saying this for some time but these thread still seem to pop up |
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Gold Member Username: Safe_crackerChicago, IL US Post Number: 2565 Registered: Jan-06 | With the spider(s) new and stiff it can cause heat to build due to the extra power needed to move it to the desired level. This is the same as putting strain on a motor, in general heat is the by-product. I like to actually take my finger tips and gently push in on the spider(s), you will hear this starchy fabric crackle going on. Doing this and limiting the power for a couple days can go a long way. On cheaper low power subs it don't matter because of the lack of real suspensions. Also remember with the spider(s) being stiff it cuts down on the sensitivity of that driver and will use power like an H2, lol. JMHO... Polo. |
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Platinum Member Username: GlasswolfWisteria, Lane USA Post Number: 11687 Registered: Dec-03 | perhaps, but if your amplifier is within the thermal limits stated for the sub, you're still not going to excede those limits, thus the sub won't be damaged by the requirement of a bit more power with the stiffer spider.. you can only use the power you have at your disposal, which is why speakers have thermal power handling maximums at a part of their stated specs, and why exceding those limits, isn't very bright. |
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New member Username: BassboyhighlightedPost Number: 3 Registered: Mar-07 | when i got my system i kept it at 20 with the bass at the normal rate for a couple of weeks, then after that i started setting off car alarms |
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Gold Member Username: Wolfman1966WEST MONROE , LOUISIANA USA Post Number: 2285 Registered: Jan-06 | http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b258/MDW1966/?action=view¤t=cd2.flv |
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New member Username: BassboyhighlightedPost Number: 6 Registered: Mar-07 | nice |
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Platinum Member Username: GlasswolfWisteria, Lane USA Post Number: 11698 Registered: Dec-03 | after that break-in period, the sub(s) should have sounded more natural, since the spiders were broken in and loosened up. |
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