break in period?

[Willkas 10+ year member]

how long do i need to play them low before i can start bumpin? 2 10's runnin on 700 watts

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[yanks fan 10+ year member]

Search ftw.

But some people will say to break them in on moderate volumes while some will say **** it, and blast it right away.

I "break" my subs in. Did they need it? Couldn't tell you.

With that said, subs will start to get a better response as it plays more.

 

[icpurplepplalot 5,000+ posts]

Run them like you would normaly

 

[Latham 10+ year member]

Pretty Much a mystery id break em in to just make sure.

 

[bad_trip 10+ year member]

breaking them in=just turning them up slow. take 25-30 seconds to reach max. volume instead of 2.5-3 seconds.

 

[MrSwiss 10+ year member]

subs naturally break in. just play it by ear. no pun intended...

 

[01 S 10 10+ year member]

wat 10's and wat 700 watts, hopefully its not Xplod... if so, your stuff will never "break in", its always going to sound bad.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Its amazing how often I, and many others, answer this same question here. Only to have it asked again and have the same fallacies pop up.

"Break-in" simply means allowing the speaker's suspension to loosen up to its nominal compliance. Playing the speakers, even at full volume, simply means the cone wont move as far as it will once the suspension loosens. Less cone motion means less chance to break something, not the other way around.

No, its not a mystery, and no it doesn't have anything to do with how quickly you adjust your volume knob.

 

[bad_trip 10+ year member]

somebody needs a nap.

 

[Mynameismcgyver 10+ year member]

Its amazing how often I, and many others, answer this same question here. Only to have it asked again and have the same fallacies pop up.
"Break-in" simply means allowing the speaker's suspension to loosen up to its nominal compliance. Playing the speakers, even at full volume, simply means the cone wont move as far as it will once the suspension loosens. Less cone motion means less chance to break something, not the other way around.

No, its not a mystery, and no it doesn't have anything to do with how quickly you adjust your volume knob.

Nuff said. and lets it put it this way. When you get outta bed do you run 100%??? No... Same with our race motors.

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

If you want to break the sub in quicker, drive around playing a low note (22ish hz) on repeat and make sure the sub isn't in any danger of bottoming out.

 

[DBDRAGGUY 10+ year member]

Its amazing how often I, and many others, answer this same question here. Only to have it asked again and have the same fallacies pop up.
"Break-in" simply means allowing the speaker's suspension to loosen up to its nominal compliance. Playing the speakers, even at full volume, simply means the cone wont move as far as it will once the suspension loosens. Less cone motion means less chance to break something, not the other way around.

No, its not a mystery, and no it doesn't have anything to do with how quickly you adjust your volume knob.

Well put.

With 700 watts you dont really need to concern yourself with a break in period. Breaking a sub in generally pertains to high powered setups usually over 2k watts. Sending high amounts of power to a fresh sub with a stiff suspension can damage the spider assembly. For a lower powered daily setup they will break in as you go along.

 

[bose301s 5,000+ posts]

Its amazing how often I, and many others, answer this same question here. Only to have it asked again and have the same fallacies pop up.
"Break-in" simply means allowing the speaker's suspension to loosen up to its nominal compliance. Playing the speakers, even at full volume, simply means the cone wont move as far as it will once the suspension loosens. Less cone motion means less chance to break something, not the other way around.

No, its not a mystery, and no it doesn't have anything to do with how quickly you adjust your volume knob.

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[denim 5,000+ posts]

Some people learn by repetition.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

And then there are those that don't learn at all...