Bumpin in the cold

[Geno Xide 10+ year member]

How bad is it for the sub? How long should you let it warm up? I have a jlw1v2 sealed, so when it gets really cold I just take it in the house.

But is it too bad to bump in the cold, or just general thoughts on that?

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[SilverSquared 10+ year member]

Cold air is more dense. It will make it louder. (or seem like it, IDK) Not at all bad for the sub.

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

you'll ruin your sub. the suspension will literally freeze stiff, and when you apply power to it, you'll break the suspension, and cause the cone to lock up and within seconds you'll fry your voice coils. that's why i have shut down my system till spring

 

[chartman18 10+ year member]

Im more than sure you can bump in the cold, but you have to let it warm up very slowly/long before going anywhere near the normal playing volumes. Thats my idea.

Anybody?

you'll ruin your sub. the suspension will literally freeze stiff, and when you apply power to it, you'll break the suspension, and cause the cone to lock up and within seconds you'll fry your voice coils. that's why i have shut down my system till spring

Oh jeez. That is a smart move, but Im assuming its only when its literally too cold to play. If its normal weather in the winter with little wind, my guess is let the heater warm up the subs (with the seats down) and try to do that first before turning it on.

PS: Waiting for spring will be too painful for me to do, I need my bass, lol.

 

[SilverSquared 10+ year member]

I play mine year round, no problems.

 

[mtdewelf 10+ year member]

Im more than sure you can bump in the cold, but you have to let it warm up very slowly/long before going anywhere near the normal playing volumes. Thats my idea.
Anybody?

yes then no

 

[NebBlackshirts 10+ year member]

ah go for it, its not that expensive anyways!

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

I play mine year round, no problems.

i bet it gets mighty cold in southeast louisiana //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[SilverSquared 10+ year member]

Hey, I'm tropical, at 55 I'm frozen.

 

[Geno Xide 10+ year member]

Well I warmed it up for about 40 mints once before i turned it loud, and then still it was almost like a dull thud

and im talking about temps in the 20's and teens.. it snowed where i live today.

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

here is my current temperature http://www.weather.com/weather/local/48653?lswe=48653&lwsa=WeatherLocalUndeclared&from=whatwhere

 

[ntense702 10+ year member]

there really is no problem, if any some of the equipment may need to just warm up a little before being able to play at full volume, I really don't see any way of potentially damaging anything.

 

[Geno Xide 10+ year member]

and because im keeping the sub in my house that makes it that much fast to be able to play it loud?

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

I lol'd.

nG

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

Im more than sure you can bump in the cold, but you have to let it warm up very slowly/long before going anywhere near the normal playing volumes. Thats my idea.
Anybody?

Oh jeez. That is a smart move, but Im assuming its only when its literally too cold to play. If its normal weather in the winter with little wind, my guess is let the heater warm up the subs (with the seats down) and try to do that first before turning it on.

PS: Waiting for spring will be too painful for me to do, I need my bass, lol.

i have thought of getting a power inverter and putting heat tape around the magnet to warm it up. in michigan the winters are brutal. stereos are one of many sacrifices we have to make //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif