breaking in speaker connectors, myth?

Today I completely re-did my amps' power, ground and speaker connections, seeing that my original installation was - in my mind - a bit dodgy... I recently purchased a new, proper ratchet crimping tool, which I used today. Well, I've heard on a South African forum that you need to allow for a certain breaking-in period for the wires and connectors. I always thought that this was bull, until today. My sound is way different after I finished, unfortunately not for the better, the sound being a lot brighter and harsher than before. Previously, when I changed something on a single driver, I thought that it sounded a bit different afterwards, but with time it got "better", which I hope will happen again this time. I tried a search for "myth", but couldn't find anything relevant. What's your experience on this?F R A N S

1985 Mercedes-Benz 230E

320 000 km / 199 000 miles

Full MB Service History

Poor connections could be a point of oxidation, which CAN have an audible effect on the overall response. Tight connections will be a much lower impedance connection, and can change the tonal quality of a system. I always try to make certain my connections are oxide-free, AND tight... TIGHT is important, especially in a car!It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

Wires do not "break in."  They might get warm with usage, but that's it.Support the12volt.com

You sure it wasn't mistaken for speaker break in. There is a really good sticky on that subject.

Well, I decided to find the reason behind my front stage sounding like Rice Crispies (I assume you know what that is, compliments of Kellogg's ). It simply didn't make sense to me that after I improved my setup's connections, that the sound could be worse than before. Well, here's the deal. It seems as though my front components are receiving a little more power all of a sudden, resulting in my dash grilles vibrating horribly. So I took some acoustic carpet I had left from my sub-box, and lined the speakers with it, in the hope that it would cure the problem; or at least eliminate any direct plastic to rubber contact. It worked, thank goodness! It's now back the way it was - perhaps even better than before! One final question: is it possible that my amps are delivering a little more power after I changed the connections? My previous connections weren't terrible, but now they're absolutely 100%.F R A N S

1985 Mercedes-Benz 230E

320 000 km / 199 000 miles

Full MB Service History

sarcomax wrote: buyadonkey, or however you spell it...

You mean "baie dankie" ?F R A N S

1985 Mercedes-Benz 230E

320 000 km / 199 000 miles

Full MB Service History