The True Facts about breaking in a sub...

[beachboy016 10+ year member]

So if I am not going to free air the sub, is there anything I should do to break in the sub once it is installed? One guy mentioned the 20 hz tone, is this while the sub is in the box installed in my car? Also, where can I d/l a 20 hz tone and at what volume should i play it at and for how long?

 

[BonusBobo 10+ year member]

hopefully your connection will strengthen because I am interested, as well.

 

[beachboy016 10+ year member]

And so I just play the bass tests at a medium level, say about 15, for two weeks?

 

[jer_stud56 10+ year member]

if you have access to download programs such as WinMX or Kazaa look up "bass" and it should find plenty of things to download.

if you want i have a very nice 2 minute song full of bass called "Ultimate Bass Test" or atleast thats what it is called on WinMX, its the best bass song ive heard.

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[BonusBobo 10+ year member]

nice! another anti-thundertunes! hopefully old steve doesn't think we're stealing his flame.

 

[BonusBobo 10+ year member]

I guess now I'm confused. does that mean that you want it to be loud? how loud, in decibels, would you guess, for a brahma 15 in a 2 cu. ft. sealed box, would be good to warm it up at?

 

[Wonderbread 5,000+ posts]

the proper way to break in a sub..

free air, low power (just enough to get it to reach FULL EXCURSION) playing testtones.... biggest misconception is - not all drivers need a true break in....

drivers with stiff suspensions (such as Brahmas, XXX, etc) need time to loosen up, burn off the excess glue on the VC...

your MTX 6000 (or hell even your 8000) DON'T need to be free-aired... just chuck em in... right out of the box...

your shiva? very minimal just enought to burn off glue etc....

 

[Wonderbread 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by BonusBobo I guess now I'm confused. does that mean that you want it to be loud? how loud, in decibels, would you guess, for a brahma 15 in a 2 cu. ft. sealed box, would be good to warm it up at?

Brahma's ahve a fairly stiff suspension.. I was talkingto Mark and he had his free air seeing 250 watts, and it wasnt enough....

just dial it in FREE AIR until you get full excursion, and let it play for like 6 hours..

 

[BonusBobo 10+ year member]

how the **** do I let it run for 6 hours? can I plug my amp in somewhere besides my alternator? because I don't wanna turn my car on for 6 hours... am I stupid?

 

[Wonderbread 5,000+ posts]

do you have a home stereo?

 

[BonusBobo 10+ year member]

sure do. sorry if I'm making myself look bad, but I'm making you guys look good at least.

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Do i just plug it into the subwoofer output on one of my home stereos? dear god. it's so SIMPLE.

 

[Wonderbread 5,000+ posts]

heh ya, just be CAREFUL brahma's are dual 2 ohm...

your stereo needs to be 4 ohm stable...

wire it series...

 

[BonusBobo 10+ year member]

dude... I'm scared... I don't wanna do that. I have no idea how stable my stereo is because it's a JVC ghetto as compact component system. My dad has a sony whole entertainment system, but the subwoofers are built into each speaker. I have no problem with the wiring, it's just that i don't want to **** up my brahma.

 

[Grateful 10+ year member]

I'm breaking my subs in now (freeair).And there isn't much sound mostly all vibrations is that how it is until you put it in a box.It's just bass notes from 10-20hz.

 

[beachboy016 10+ year member]

Is a JL W6 V2 one of the ones with a not so stiff suspension that doesn't need much breaking in?