How long till i can crank it.

[digitalrainman 10+ year member]

I just got my new cvr 12 in my truck in my box i made and all hooked up and going nicely. But my question is about how long should i let it work itself in before i can turn it up to what i will use normally. I heard you let it work in for about 20 hours. Right now i have the gain on my amp turned completely down and my bass on my hu turned to 0, and its already kicking pretty hard. Just wondering when i can start adjusting my gain properly and get it goin to full potential.

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[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

In a word?

Now.

I bought the sub I currently run at full retail pricing from a local retailer because I wanted a valid warranty.

Going by the very common urban myth that some kind of break-in period was necessary I asked the shop's manager how long I should 'take it easy' on the sub before I really tried to get outrageous with it (as outrageous as a single mid-level 12" can get, anyway...)

He grinned at me, walked inside to get a test CD, came back outside, put the disc in my HU, and cranked the volume to 28 of 35 (where I have my gains set)

I figure since this is the guy who would be responsible for warranty replacement if he burned it up then he must have a fair idea of such a thing not being detrimental to the sub in any way.

It wasn't.

That was like 3 years+ ago now and I'm still rocking the very same sub...

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

As long as the glue & silicone for the box are dry, start playing it like you hate it. NO reason to wait as break-in will occur as you play the sub and most will get a little louder and/or sound better...

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

As soon as you install it.

 

[profundus-sanus 10+ year member]

some subs are less efficient before/during break in. As long as you have your gains set to a point thats within rms and is not clipping then start now. The "break in" idea is to keep people from having a nicely matched combo and thinking the amp isn't enough so they crank their gains up to compensate, inducing clipping and blowing the sub...or thinking it sounds like trash just because they are making it clip.

 

[digitalrainman 10+ year member]

Alright guys thanks for the reply.