Myth: Breaking in

[mbdyer12]

First article:
http://bruce.coppola.name/audio/BurnInLegend.pdf

Later, I found out that a particular group had a discussion on this issue. Adire chimed in with their knowledge. Read away.

Heres the second article (http://acoustic-visions.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1941)

This makes me wonder...My first couple sets of subs were never broken in really. Ignorance of not knowing that I "had to break in my sub" let me crank it up all the way. I've never blown a sub yet either. Supposedly, the only reason for the "break-in" period is to find out the limits of the speaker over a period of time, to ensure the reliability of the speaker, not to loosen up the spider, or what not.l

Since Adire says I dont have to break in my Adire Brahma, it looks like I wont have a couple weeks of waiting to see what the beast can do. (That is, if it ever gets here). :rolleyes:

[bknauss]

Adire might break in the drivers before they send them out. You can't take a sub right off the line and expect it to have the same characteristics during the first 10 minutes and 48 hours later... there's a crap load of mechanical stuff that changes after you start loosening everything up.

[exalted512]

Originally posted by bknauss
Adire might break in the drivers before they send them out. You can't take a sub right off the line and expect it to have the same characteristics during the first 10 minutes and 48 hours later... there's a crap load of mechanical stuff that changes after you start loosening everything up.
agreed
the stuff is going to get hot and might move around a little bit
polk recommends 40 hours to make sure the sub is used to get a little hot and shifts around until the sub finds its 'norm'
-Cody

[MacLeod]

I dont think Ill ever buy into the break in theory. I will agree that it will loosen things up and it will eventually work better once broken in but I dont think it is a requirement and that bad things will happen if you dont.

Ive never broken a sub in in the 15 years Ive been messing with CA and I have NEVER blown a sub!

Take my little MTX T6000 8". I bought it and put it in the box. The only amp I had at the time was an old Jensen 300x1 amp a freind gave me a while back so I hooked it up. A 150 watt sub getting 300 crappy Jensen watts and it played fine. No problems. However I dont think you could blow this little 8. I had over 350 running to it for over a week trying to fry it and it never quit! Toughest little sub Ive ever seen!