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<blockquote data-quote="Buck" data-source="post: 8753920" data-attributes="member: 591582"><p>Some subs are so soft, it really doesn't matter.</p><p></p><p>Some subs like DD, some of these bigger box woofers, they have quite a break in process, and they get significantly louder over time. Example wise, the DD 9500's sometimes take a month or two of daily usage to actually break in. It's quite a massive difference. </p><p></p><p>So, some woofers it's very important to break in. If you don't, you can over-stress glued parts and the spider material itself. You can rip the spider, you can cause parts to become un-glued from their locations, like where the spider attaches to the spider landing on the basket. If that spider is super stiff and the sub has a strong motor, and you give it a ton of power, the spider stiffness can actually make the spider pull right off the basket. Like I say, it depends on the woofer. </p><p></p><p>Box design really helps the woofer to control itself. If your box allows your woofer to load well, you can generally be a little harder on it, because the box is controlling the cone movement, so it doesn't over-travel (xmax/xmech wise) before it softens up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buck, post: 8753920, member: 591582"] Some subs are so soft, it really doesn't matter. Some subs like DD, some of these bigger box woofers, they have quite a break in process, and they get significantly louder over time. Example wise, the DD 9500's sometimes take a month or two of daily usage to actually break in. It's quite a massive difference. So, some woofers it's very important to break in. If you don't, you can over-stress glued parts and the spider material itself. You can rip the spider, you can cause parts to become un-glued from their locations, like where the spider attaches to the spider landing on the basket. If that spider is super stiff and the sub has a strong motor, and you give it a ton of power, the spider stiffness can actually make the spider pull right off the basket. Like I say, it depends on the woofer. Box design really helps the woofer to control itself. If your box allows your woofer to load well, you can generally be a little harder on it, because the box is controlling the cone movement, so it doesn't over-travel (xmax/xmech wise) before it softens up. [/QUOTE]
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