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<blockquote data-quote="SoundWave.Co" data-source="post: 6916920" data-attributes="member: 613216"><p>If you continue to break in woofers the way you do. the suspension of the woofer will last you a life time. If you just put it in and blast on it to it&#039;s full recommended limits, there WILL BE suspension failure, probably not much, but in a case like my 15s having 8 spiders, THEY TAKE TIME. The manufacturer told me that I should expect them to finally loosen up and be broke in after about 80 hrs of music, or 20 hrs of free-air on a test tone. Both methods to break in a woofer work just the same, bot obviously 20 is less than 80, but at the risk of driving people crazy, I am going the music at lower volume route. To answer your question plain and simple (1) a woofer DOES need a break in period, the length of time depends on the construction of the woofers suspension. (2) you can break in a woofer by playing music at a lower volume, usually 1/2 - 3/4 maximum recommended input of the woofer or (3) by playing it free-air on a test tone at approximatly 1/2 it&#039;s excursion. I have broken in a HO woofer incorrectly and too hard, and seen the spiders begin to crack, specifically at the triple joint, so there IS indeed a reason to break in a woofer. I hope this helps. Good luck and enjoy the bass. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/driving.gif.c4dead4599dda895032b63e51f52b126.gif</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="SoundWave.Co, post: 6916920, member: 613216"] If you continue to break in woofers the way you do. the suspension of the woofer will last you a life time. If you just put it in and blast on it to it's full recommended limits, there WILL BE suspension failure, probably not much, but in a case like my 15s having 8 spiders, THEY TAKE TIME. The manufacturer told me that I should expect them to finally loosen up and be broke in after about 80 hrs of music, or 20 hrs of free-air on a test tone. Both methods to break in a woofer work just the same, bot obviously 20 is less than 80, but at the risk of driving people crazy, I am going the music at lower volume route. To answer your question plain and simple (1) a woofer DOES need a break in period, the length of time depends on the construction of the woofers suspension. (2) you can break in a woofer by playing music at a lower volume, usually 1/2 - 3/4 maximum recommended input of the woofer or (3) by playing it free-air on a test tone at approximatly 1/2 it's excursion. I have broken in a HO woofer incorrectly and too hard, and seen the spiders begin to crack, specifically at the triple joint, so there IS indeed a reason to break in a woofer. I hope this helps. Good luck and enjoy the bass. [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/driving.gif.c4dead4599dda895032b63e51f52b126.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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