Break in IDQ10 on air (no box)?

[cel4145 10+ year member]

Just got my IDQ10 V3 D4, but it will be a 2 days before my box is ready. Is it safe to do a little break in at low power on air without a box?

I was thinking I would wire it at 8 ohms, then run it off my HK 3390 home audio receiver speaker outputs with songs that have been LPF'd at around 120hz (used Audacity to filter the songs). Or would it damage the subwoofer without adding the resistance of a box?

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[RangerDangerV2 5,000+ posts]

why dont you just wait??

 

[cel4145 10+ year member]

Because I'm doing the install on the amp and sub on Sunday. I'm one of those people that believe SQ sometimes does improve a little over a break-in period. If the sub is sitting around my house, might as well let it break in some if I can.

 

[dirtyunclerandy 10+ year member]

My ID's took about ten hours to really break in. Great subs btw, I am starting to miss mine.

 

[cel4145 10+ year member]

I ran it at very moderate volumes on air for about 12 hours, then installed it today. Definitely sounds great. I have a Honda Fit, and it's more than plenty of sub for the car //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif