Do you break in your subs?
 

If so, how do you do it? free air? music? sine wave? 10 hz? 20hz

do tell:)

I do with mine. I use a 30hz tone for a good 20 min+ with the subs moving no more than an inch or so.

Then I spend several days beatin on them at moderate levels. After that it's balls to the wall!

i break in all my subs using a sealed box.with basic music for a week.then do some excursions with a bassrace cd.then they go into the ported boxes.

i found this to work very well.:smokin:

do you even hallp to break in subs? is this jujst for those comp quality subs.. or the run of the mill subs like Pioneer, Kenwood, kicker, jlaudio or Alpines

break in is to loosen up the surround and spider.

i play moderate level for 20hrs total. 1h here and there lol.

This is how I was tought, just checking..:smilie_da

one of the entries from the long list of car audio urban legengs. lol breaking in subs.

i heard you were supposed to do this, a year after i bought my sub. when i got it was brand new in a ported box and as soon as i put it in my van i turned it up like it was going out of style, and in april will be about 2.5 years i've had it and its still running strong, sooo i really don't know if it works, but when my friends get new ones i tell them to break them in, or i borrow it for a week and do it for them

Forget what all these posers are talking about. First things first, get a hammer and a chisel and then you start banging....:smokin:

If it was such a problem, wouldn't every major manu. have it described in their manual?

Tip 20: Please listen to your sub at moderate levels for 20 hours before excessive use ... this will break in your subs accordingly.

:hah:

Sadly, it's something I half believe ...