Do subs have to be broke in?
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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Printed Date: May 06, 2024 at 10:18 AM
Topic: Do subs have to be broke in?
Posted By: konrad100
Subject: Do subs have to be broke in?
Date Posted: October 14, 2005 at 8:32 PM
With a new sub, is there a brak in period for them, and what exactly does that mean, is it setting the gains to a lower level??
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Posted By: arrow12
Date Posted: October 14, 2005 at 8:56 PM
It's always a good idea to brake in your subwoofers. If you push them too hard in the beginning, then you run the risk of damaging the woofer. After your woofer is broken in it should sound much, much better. ------------- That's my opinion. Take it, leave it, or correct me.
Posted By: Alien509
Date Posted: October 14, 2005 at 9:00 PM
Yeah there is a break in period where you should play at about half volume and steadily raise the volume over a period of about a week. That's how I broke my woofers in and everything has been good for the past year.
Posted By: konrad100
Date Posted: October 14, 2005 at 9:05 PM
so how many hours, i don't drive very far in a week? Have you heard of people having problems if they didn't brak them in or what are the complications and how would you know there damage??
Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: October 14, 2005 at 10:34 PM
20 hours of Barry Manilow. The damage is mental only.
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Posted By: konrad100
Date Posted: October 15, 2005 at 12:09 AM
I love barry, i was actually sitting in front of my fire place with my (you know who) and saying to myself I JUST CAN'T WAIT FOR BARRY to be heard thru my system...you read my mind. Thank You...
Posted By: konrad100
Date Posted: October 15, 2005 at 12:33 AM
JK
Posted By: ravenndude
Date Posted: October 15, 2005 at 2:59 PM
BTW wasn't there a discussion on here saying that a break in period was just a time that you should listen to your system at low levels and listen for flaws?
Like after you set everything up you listen to it a low level for a while and listen for distortion. then you can lower the gain and be safe. If you just go right into pumping the volume up, you could damage the system because of a 'gain error'
Posted By: gus1
Date Posted: October 15, 2005 at 4:28 PM
I used to do a breakin period for my woofers.... used to.
(I now beat the hell out of them right from the get go, and re gain/xover as necessary afterwords). I found a good solid 30-40Hz tone running at enough to get things warm and not hitting xmax for 8 or so hours (overnight... could drive the neigbors nuts if they are close and it is a fairly high output sub). Use a simple prefab sealed box.
Gus
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Posted By: youngone
Date Posted: October 15, 2005 at 7:17 PM
it is alwas a good idea to brake in your subs no mater what people say it is better to be safe than sorry. what type of sub are you talking about some subs need it more than others but you should brake in your subs for at least 72 hours. if you have a alpine sub at least you sould do 80 90 hours because they seam to be extreamly stiff at first. they seem to blow if you dont brake them in.
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