"Breaking In" Period

[fred96 10+ year member]

if any how long is the breaking in period for a new subwoofer

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[azbass 5,000+ posts]

there is none

 

[pwayzjellyroll 10+ year member]

I thought you should break in for atleast 6 hours not to cause damage to the voice coils? I only read somewhere and had believed that to be true.

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

no.

 

[fred96 10+ year member]

so it is a myth thats what ive been reading so far but people go back and forth some claim there is a break in period and some say its a myth?

 

[TypeR0149 10+ year member]

there is no break in for store bought subs.

some of the VERY stiff spl subs need some breaking in if there gonna be used in a low tunned daily box, so the suspension gets a little loose and plays the lows better

My MT's that have 5 stiff spiders need some breaking in at low hz(bellow 35hz) you can tell the suspension is holding them back down there cause they are so darn stiff

 

[negativezeroz 5,000+ posts]

I just installed my SE10 and I'm not pushing it hard but I'm not playing softly with it and seems to be fine //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[pwayzjellyroll 10+ year member]

Thanks for clarifying that for me, so what your saying is when I install my Diamond D6 on saturday that there's no need to break it in? I'm just curious because I don't want to damage it.

 

[negativezeroz 5,000+ posts]

I wouldn't exactly try to win comps on day one but u don't have to be extremely gentle...if you get that

 

[TypeR0149 10+ year member]

Thanks for clarifying that for me, so what your saying is when I install my Diamond D6 on saturday that there's no need to break it in? I'm just curious because I don't want to damage it.

exatcly let her rip.

btw. the d6 is a awesome sub enjoy it man

 

[SBLAZER]

i dont believe in break in period, juss go at it, but its up 2 the user

 

[MemphisLove. 10+ year member]

I remember on my first day here someone asked that question and the response was "its a Sub not a Virgin". ohh i LMFAO when i read that.

 

[imaspaceguy90 10+ year member]

Yea , i think break in is bullshit, the only reason you should even not let it rip is maybe to loosen the surrounda lil.

 

[Feandil 10+ year member]

the compliance is the only thing that can possibly change (and does change) after playing

unless for some reason the epoxy for the VC hadn't hardened or something the heat would help that

but the rest is just myths

 

[spljim 10+ year member]

in the owner's manual i got with my Kicker L7's it ses to allow about two weeks break in time for the sub to reach optimum low bass performance so kicker dos not know what they are saying or is kicker the onely compney that ses a break in is not a myth