subwooofers in winter time/the cold

[mustang_Jr]

Hi, i just got my system in last week. so i am kinda of a newbie with this s tuff. but it snowed already here and is freakin cold out. can i play teh subs in the cold? or wats the deal, will they get wrecked if i do, wat if i dont play them loud, or should i just wait the season out until sumer starts? thnx //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

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[jujumantb 10+ year member]

Of course you can play them. Just let everything warm up (amps and subs) before cranking it in the winter, so 1/4 - 1/2 your normal volume for about 5 minutes. The only time I dont play mine is when the temp is well under 0. For one, my amp doesnt like to turn on when its that cold and also the last thing I'm thinking about is music when I'm sitting in a freezing car waiting for the engine to warm up to get some heater going. Minnesota sucks...

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Yup...........I live in Northern Indiana (gets below 0 up here) and have never had a problem. As juju said, keep it down until everything warms up good.

 

[monte_carlo97 10+ year member]

Yup...........I live in Northern Indiana (gets below 0 up here) and have never had a problem. As juju said, keep it down until everything warms up good.

Ohio as gets a little chilly too. As said let everything warm up before you start bumpin

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

reason being;

the cold will shrink the voice coil, and if you crank it right off, then the VC will feal a shot of heat, and might crack due to the expansion of the heat.

its like putting a plate with some forzen food on it that has been in the freezer for a while, then trying to microwave it. the plate usually breaks due to the expansion =P

so just keep em low, then when youve been running the amp for a little turn her up.

we dont want any broken VC's or MOSFETS =P because it was too **** cold out =)

 

[hardrockfan 10+ year member]

i live in iowa and it gets cold out during the winter, yesterday some ****** was blasting his bass in 30 degree weather, what a ****in *******.

 

[jtomsic 5,000+ posts]

so u cant be an *** and blast ur bass when its cold out? u just can when it is nice out.

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

rofl. i hope his shit breaks because of it =)

all the rattling because of his un-deadened car and the brittleness of the cold shatters all his windows and the frame of the car (after he replaces the first set of windwos and dosnt learn)

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[vettelovr1124 10+ year member]

This subject was touched a very long time ago, and someone said something along the lines of "turning your sub up too much before it's warmed up is like getting tackled while standing ***** in the snow...not very fun for you or the sub."

 

[Mark_ab 5,000+ posts]

Bah, you people don't know cold.

Once the car is warm inside, feel free to play. Let the suspension loosen up slightly and you'll be fine.

 

[BIG_SUPERMAN72 10+ year member]

lol -12 without wind chill is cold as **** man. I dunno bout alberta probably gets around -30s.

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

This subject was touched a very long time ago, and someone said something along the lines of "turning your sub up too much before it's warmed up is like getting tackled while standing ***** in the snow...not very fun for you or the sub."

Ahhh, i know that burning sensation