??breaking in a speaker?? anyone want to teach me about this?

[sambonee]

Others here have referred to breaking in a speaker. could you please expand on this?

[greco]

You can read about this on Ted Weber's site in the Q&A section.

Beyond just playing through it, he writes a response about driving it with an AC current to make the process happen more quickly. You have to do some math and get a transformer (or Variac...variable AC power supply...NOT cheap). You have to be careful that you are doing this properly.

This is my understanding of his response. I wouldn't personally go through all this. Interesting response though.

Playing the new speaker will help to take the "stiffness" from it.

Others are sure to comment.

Enjoy

Dave

[StevieMac]

I think the theory behind "breaking in" a new speaker is that the moving components simply haven't moved enough and need to "loosen up" in order to perform optimally. I have no idea what body of knowledge the theory is based upon however.

That being said, I "break-in" my new speakers by installing them in a brownface Fender amp, turning the vibrato effect on fully, and letting them move in and out on their own for several hours. If new speakers are indeed too "stiff", this certainly changes that. Just my 2 cents.

Steve

[james on bass]

I finished my new cabinet last Wednesday. 2 hours later it was in the rehearsal shed keeping up to a drummer and 2 guitarists for 3 hours. It's broken in just fine now.

[Budda]

I forget where i read it, but i read that to properly break in a speaker you want to crank your clean channel, turn up the bass, and play some nice big chords for around 10-15 minutes.

bring ear plugs!

it gets stuff moving. this is what i did with my WGS british leads when i first got them, and all i know is my slant cab sounds dandy!

[salvatruco]

I forget where i read it, but i read that to properly break in a speaker you want to crank your clean channel, turn up the bass, and play some nice big chords for around 10-15 minutes.

bring ear plugs!

it gets stuff moving. this is what i did with my WGS british leads when i first got them, and all i know is my slant cab sounds dandy!

go to
http://professional.celestion.com/guitar/features/drdecibel/index.asp there is a the section: frequent asked questions, there you'll find breaking in speakers.. hope that helps

[Budda]

the Celestion site was quite possibly it.

[Hamm Guitars]

There is a break in period with any new speaker. When they are new or reconed they are a little stiff at first, but they break in with use. There is no special care or any steps that need to be taken, just use them.

[Scottone]

Two words....play loud :D

[samboneecanada]

awesome,

I have the new Peavey windsor combo and it's really nice. I took out the EL34 and put in a 6L6 GT. I think.

it's much cleaner and louder now.

I can't wait to jam with a bass player and drummer.

[The Usual]

I like to hook my cab up to my cd player with various styles of music (rap or dance is great for low end) and cover the cab with some blankets. I turn it up, and go to work. I keep track of what I ran them through and for how long.

I once did this to some g12Hs and I was amazed that at around the 100 hour mark the speakers changed as though a switch went off. Really freaky, as many people had said that the speakers only need a little time. But Hs are notorious for taking a long time to break in.

[famouspogs]

I like to hook my cab up to my cd player with various styles of music (rap or dance is great for low end) and cover the cab with some blankets. I turn it up, and go to work. I keep track of what I ran them through and for how long.

I once did this to some g12Hs and I was amazed that at around the 100 hour mark the speakers changed as though a switch went off. Really freaky, as many people had said that the speakers only need a little time. But Hs are notorious for taking a long time to break in.

hahaha thats hilarious for some reason, i can just imagine if one of your pillows fell over and your neighbors heard that.

[mcgriff420]

I like to hook my cab up to my cd player with various styles of music (rap or dance is great for low end) and cover the cab with some blankets. I turn it up, and go to work. I keep track of what I ran them through and for how long.

I once did this to some g12Hs and I was amazed that at around the 100 hour mark the speakers changed as though a switch went off. Really freaky, as many people had said that the speakers only need a little time. But Hs are notorious for taking a long time to break in.

Yep, cover it up with as many blankets as you can spare and run your stereo through it for as long as you can. I broke in a WGS CL80 clone like that with good results. I never hit the hundred hour mark though, I have an H30 that would really benefit from this treatment.