How loud can i turn my stereo up if i just got my sub without blowing it?

[brysonbrantley 10+ year member]

Title says it all. Just got 2 15" Hypnotics and want to know how high i can turn the volume up since they are new.

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[JEFFakaMAX 10+ year member]

All depends on your amp gain. If set correctly you should be able to turn up the HU to your distortion/clipping point. However 90% of the time this is not the case.

Without a scope or a DMM at the very least, no telling.

 

[brandinooooo 10+ year member]

All depends on your amp gain. If set correctly you should be able to turn up the HU to your distortion/clipping point. However 90% of the time this is not the case.
Without a scope or a DMM at the very least, no telling.

You should match your HU's output voltage to the gain on your amp or use a DMM. And then depending on what your HU volume goes up too, turning it up around 2/3 would be a good place to start until you can set your gain correctly.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

This appears to be a question on the 'break in period' of a subwoofer. Dont let common misconceptions worry you, because while it is true there is a break in period, its not like a car's engine where it has to be run conservatively until the break in period is over.

When a speaker is brand new, its suspension is stiffer than it will be once its been played a while. So all the break in period really is, is the spider(s) loosening up which will increase excursion (and slightly alter t/s specs). Power handling might be *slightly* less before the suspension loosens up, since subs 'pump' cool air through themselves to help with cooling, and less excursion means less air flow. But the difference is usually not that much, and most times the worst case scenario is you'll simply need to readjust your gains a little bit once the suspension reaches normal operating compliance.

In other words, dont sweat the break in period. You can just play your subs like normal, for the most part. Most of us dont run our equipment so close to the breaking point that the new suspension's stiffness would make a significant difference in the speaker's ability to cool itself adequately.

 

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[brysonbrantley 10+ year member]

how do i set the gain on my amp?

 

[GAMEOVERCCA 10+ year member]

This appears to be a question on the 'break in period' of a subwoofer. Dont let common misconceptions worry you, because while it is true there is a break in period, its not like a car's engine where it has to be run conservatively until the break in period is over.
When a speaker is brand new, its suspension is stiffer than it will be once its been played a while. So all the break in period really is, is the spider(s) loosening up which will increase excursion (and slightly alter t/s specs). Power handling might be *slightly* less before the suspension loosens up, since subs 'pump' cool air through themselves to help with cooling, and less excursion means less air flow. But the difference is usually not that much, and most times the worst case scenario is you'll simply need to readjust your gains a little bit once the suspension reaches normal operating compliance.

In other words, dont sweat the break in period. You can just play your subs like normal, for the most part. Most of us dont run our equipment so close to the breaking point that the new suspension's stiffness would make a significant difference in the speaker's ability to cool itself adequately.

unless its a sub i plan on metering, i just install and bang.. but like how you put this, well thought out

 

[Gbob2003 10+ year member]

gotta admit. i think that was **** near the funniest way ive ever heard anyone tell somone about the break period hahaha //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif nicely done

 

[mast240 10+ year member]

unless its a sub i plan on metering, i just install and bang.. but like how you put this, well thought out

good way to f up a sub... just sayin

 

[mast240 10+ year member]

how do i set the gain on my amp?

do you have a digital mulimeter (dmm)?

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

good way to f up a sub... just sayin

Actually, like I said above, its usually quite safe to ignore your sub's break-in period in terms of listening level. If the slightly less movement the sub displays before the suspension reaches nominal compliance is enough to thermally destroy your subwoofer, your subwoofer had a pretty short lifespan ahead of it anyway.

This is, of course, ignoring burp situations, as that changes things a bit.

 

[mast240 10+ year member]

Actually, like I said above, its usually quite safe to ignore your sub's break-in period in terms of listening level. If the slightly less movement the sub displays before the suspension reaches nominal compliance is enough to thermally destroy your subwoofer, your subwoofer had a pretty short lifespan ahead of it anyway.
This is, of course, ignoring burp situations, as that changes things a bit.

i wasnt talking bout break in period... i was talkin bout what gameover said, in reference to not even setting gains... atleast thats how i read what he wrote

 

[IonRL205 10+ year member]

I would consider setting gains part of the install, so I'm sure he meant it in there.

 

[09civic 5,000+ posts]

in my situation, clipping killed my amp before it got to the sub //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

unless its a sub i plan on metering, i just install and bang.. but like how you put this, well thought out

good way to f up a sub... just sayin

i wasnt talking bout break in period... i was talkin bout what gameover said, in reference to not even setting gains... atleast thats how i read what he wrote

You quoted a reply that didnt seem to refer to gain settings, only the topic at hand which is break in period, so that's how I took the comment when I replied.