Breaking in the driver
#1
Breaking in the driver
Hi. Quick question about breaking in the sub. As I got little to excited when I installed my new(straight from the box) sw8200 and decided to test how it sounds cranked on the first day- did I screw up? Nothing happen to the driver but I'm asking as everyone recomends to "break" it in first... What's the purpose of it? And how long should I be going easy on the sub?
#3
I always thought "breaking in" a sub was the period it takes to loosen up the spider. A low test tone that makes your sub move well without bottoming out for 5 - 10 min should do the job. That's what I've always done.
Last edited by DeadlySones; 10-25-2009 at 10:48 AM.
#6
A general break in procedure involves running the driver near maximum excursion for approximately 24 hours. One way to do this would be to find a tone close to the Fs of the driver. Leave the driver uninstalled and CLOSELY monitor driver output and xmax until you get it to maximum xmax...Come back in 24 hours.
#7
Haha ... Unimstalled for me means indoor.. Running mine sw8200 at 1,5" xmax for 24 hours will get me out of uni before the sub is broken in lol... But I get the point... So in real life- just use it and it will broke itself in... Correct?... Also I understand the spider will loosen up- but will that increase the output? I think it will lover the dumping factor- which is not a good thing... :/ ... Little confused...
#8
Haha ... Unimstalled for me means indoor.. Running mine sw8200 at 1,5" xmax for 24 hours will get me out of uni before the sub is broken in lol... But I get the point... So in real life- just use it and it will broke itself in... Correct?... Also I understand the spider will loosen up- but will that increase the output? I think it will lover the dumping factor- which is not a good thing... :/ ... Little confused...
#9
Speaker break in? perhaps a few seconds. minutes...
I have yet to see any test data that shows any significant shift in T/S parameters before and after break in. In the contrary I have seen test data that shows that there is NO significnat change in T/S parameters after a break in period.
I have yet to see any test data that shows any significant shift in T/S parameters before and after break in. In the contrary I have seen test data that shows that there is NO significnat change in T/S parameters after a break in period.