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Other Stuff => Cabinets-Speakers => Topic started by: skyclad on April 15, 2010, 11:52:57 am

Title: speaker break-in
Post by: skyclad on April 15, 2010, 11:52:57 am

what's the preferred method for breaking in a new speaker?

Title: Re: speaker break-in
Post by: rafe on April 15, 2010, 12:12:31 pm

Mine is playing through it, to me any other method seems goofy.  :angel
I don't crank it until I've got a few hours on it although that may not be necessary
just my opinion I could be wrong

Title: Re: speaker break-in
Post by: tubesornothing on April 15, 2010, 12:16:27 pm

Hook 12V ac to it for 24hrs.  Use an old style car battery charger - tap it before the rectifier.

Title: Re: speaker break-in
Post by: LooseChange on April 15, 2010, 12:48:33 pm

I use a 6V3 filament transformer.  Makes a low racket.

Title: Re: speaker break-in
Post by: bluesbear on April 15, 2010, 03:57:19 pm

A variac at low voltage works. I got this method from Dave Allen (not from his site, in case you're going to look for it). He knows what he's doing!

http://www.allenamps.com/

Dave

Title: Re: speaker break-in
Post by: skyclad on April 17, 2010, 01:32:03 pm

many thanks -