Breaking in subs

Its all depending on the sub manufacturer, a couple lines i'm familiar with require a 2-hour of constant playing time to break them in. But this is only for the mid-range subs...comp sub require a bit longer of playing time...Now, it says require but this is only to achieve maximum potential of the speaker.

Going to throw in my $0.02.

What ever "breaking in" is done to the speaker/driver has a far LESS effect on the sound as does the breaking in of your ear to the new speaker.

By this I mean that over time you become accustomed to the sound of a particular speaker.

This effect if much greater then what *might* accure by "breaking in" a driver.

Ok.  Lets say that breaking a driver in does really have an affect.  Where are the white papers?  Oh wait, not white papers, those are theoretical.  Where is the PROOF? 

You should be able to test a speaker's compliance before and after break in.  Test its frequency response...etc...

This is a matter that can be put to rest for EVER if some proof is provided.

Welcome to the forum.  You should learn quite a few more things here, as well. 

I havent followed this posted subject for some time...purposely.  Im confused why its still rolling, being as ____as it is.  Of all things to pay attention to...that actually mean something...for what little the results give, why a break in period is of anyone's concern?!  I even gave it a benefit of the doubt....wasted money on a speaker someone mentioned earlier in this post since the instructions make an alleged statement of break-in (ill give thanks for the refering person, by the way)...after hours in the lab, I used a spectrum analyser among other equipment required inside our dB chamber while abiding the rules of the speaker's literature.  When I was talked into being neutral to the "break-in" method, I though."Im going to tackle this so Ill personally be satisfied while leaving everyone else alone."  Well, I kinda got irritated at the results, gave the speaker to the first employee that crossed my path and told them to leave me be.  I hope someone with lab access other than someone involved with a manufacturer or affiliate will takle this other than me.  If you do....No, nevermind, dont involve me.

A car, motorcycle?  SURE, break it in because theres binding / moving metallic parts that actually require lubrication via oil pressure and such that is filtered during the process....therefore it actually has a reasonable break-in process to follow.

A speaker should NOT have frictional drag of any part other than the material resistivity of the surround and VC mesh.  At least you hope your speaker doesnt, if so, return it!

Im going to ignore this post for as long as I can...again...and come back later to see how long a dead horse can be beaten........

Peace....I guess