breaking in MT

[MTs390 10+ year member]

What is the best way to break in an MT?

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[JL Audio 5,000+ posts]

play it :/ ..

 

[grimreper912003 5,000+ posts]

hold it gently in ur arms, make sure to tell it its beautiful, then put it in a box and beat the shit out of it.

 

[brtnboarder3241 5,000+ posts]

play it on low to moderate volume for a while

not me though i wang my subs right out of the box

 

[Pl8er 5,000+ posts]

Set the amp with a DMM or OSC to the correct levels. Plug in and enjoy.

As stated 2 days ago, and at least 30 other times on here......the sub will sound differently as it "breaks in" but you don't have to slowly increase the power.

 

[MTs390 10+ year member]

is there a certain frequency i should play on them to break them in or should i just play songs so there are alot of different frequencies going through them?

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

you can play low freq's to exercise the suspension.

But its not really needed

 

[Kyle_Keating 10+ year member]

is there a certain frequency i should play on them to break them in or should i just play songs so there are alot of different frequencies going through them?

the glue in the spider is going to do what it does, you dont need to force it any way, and you cant harm it by playing it hard when its new. its not like a car engine.

 

[MTs390 10+ year member]

well ive never broke subs in before how many hours do i need to have on them to know if they are broken in or not?

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

the glue in the spider is going to do what it does, you dont need to force it any way, and you cant harm it by playing it hard when its new. its not like a car engine.

But, if the FS of the sub is higher due to extremely stiff suspension and you play it below tuning it may unload. After break in the fs is lower and wouldnt unload as easily.

But that is just splitting hairs and in all reality it isnt gonna matter

 

[twisztdauthorit 10+ year member]

dont even worry about it, just play it and the suspension will loosen up a bit. Just use your ears

 

[MTs390 10+ year member]

is it bad if i start to smell the voice coils getting hot and then i turn it down? is that damaging it if they get hot?

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

well it depends, during break in there is excess glue on the coil that is being burnt off. If you feel the dustcap and it is more than warm to the touch you probably should turn the volume down a hair as that can damage the sub.

 

[Ford302Redneck 10+ year member]

well it depends, during break in there is excess glue on the coil that is being burnt off. If you feel the dustcap and it is more than warm to the touch you probably should turn the volume down a hair as that can damage the sub.

I don't know about the excess glue on the coil myth.

Something tells me, if it burns that off, why can't it burn the glue that actually holds the winds in place.

I see burning glue is bad period, and you should set your gain differently, or don't play it as hard.

But he has the right idea to at least turn it down when it gets hot.

 

[twisztdauthorit 10+ year member]

Ive cranked it on my new recone with my 2500d. Most likely clipping the hell out of it and after a while i did smell some burnt glue. Just turn it down a bit after that and you'll be fine. They can take a massive amt of power