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Originally posted by Tony Morello that's what i was aiming for when i mentioned you should allow them to rest, he just worded it better you want to let your voice coils cool properly after pushing hard

Yea, I definitely let my new monitor "cool" down after thumping it... play a few tracks while I am chillin to let her relax, then turn her off...

lol. you guys can't be serious with this shit?

the speakers need to relax before i turn them off. wtf is that about?! don't the coils cool when the speaker is turned off? guess not then. it's a speaker ffs, not a living creature.

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Originally posted by skip lol. you guys can't be serious with this shit? the speakers need to relax before i turn them off. wtf is that about?! don't the coils cool when the speaker is turned off? guess not then. it's a speaker ffs, not a living creature.

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Originally posted by skip lol. you guys can't be serious with this shit? the speakers need to relax before i turn them off. wtf is that about?! don't the coils cool when the speaker is turned off? guess not then. it's a speaker ffs, not a living creature.

I agree with the above..

Voice coils will never reach a high enough temperature unless your absolutely BLASTING them..

In car audio, if you run your music normally or loudly you'd be fine.

However running an SPL install is a completely different thing, as you're stressing your speakers quite a bit, bringing them to their max etc.

What you're saying is, well it's not true. Your speakers will cool whether you play music through them quietly or just turn off whatever source is being put through them.

Seriously. Speakers are intended to play music/noise, just like a bike's wheel is suppose to go round and round. It's what they do.

nelly

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Originally posted by n3lly I agree with the above.. Voice coils will never reach a high enough temperature unless your absolutely BLASTING them.. In car audio, if you run your music normally or loudly you'd be fine. However running an SPL install is a completely different thing, as you're stressing your speakers quite a bit, bringing them to their max etc. What you're saying is, well it's not true. Your speakers will cool whether you play music through them quietly or just turn off whatever source is being put through them. Seriously. Speakers are intended to play music/noise, just like a bike's wheel is suppose to go round and round. It's what they do. nelly

What I said about the voice coils heating up is only a problem if your hitting levels above 100dB and really only applys to subs and club size systems. The vioce coil will heat up due to friction. If you just shut a system like that off after bumpin hard, you could cause the voice coil to seze up. Playing alittle music for 5-10 mins at low volume after your done, will let it cool and keep from sezing up.

Anyways, dont worry about all this in reguards to your headphones and dont worry about breaking them in, they will do that on their own.

i just wore mine to bed for the first week.

seemed to work just fine after that.

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Originally posted by Floorwhore i just wore mine to bed for the first week. seemed to work just fine after that.

lol... i like it!

The only time I've heard about 'breaking-in' speakers was if you have a sub-woofer in your car and you have to let it warm up a bit in the winter to prevent it cracking due to the cold.

I've purchased new cans and used them in a club right out of the package without any issue.

First thing I've always done with speakers is pump through bass tests and see what they can do for volume. Never heard anything about breaking them in. They're speakers, not shoes.

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Originally posted by Chris Allen The only time I've heard about 'breaking-in' speakers was if you have a sub-woofer in your car and you have to let it warm up a bit in the winter to prevent it cracking due to the cold. I've purchased new cans and used them in a club right out of the package without any issue. First thing I've always done with speakers is pump through bass tests and see what they can do for volume. Never heard anything about breaking them in. They're speakers, not shoes.

same,

i hook it up, and see what it can handle.

The only thing is, i do wonder if that's bad for them. Maybe they need to loosen up a bit. Being too tight and overcranked my cause them to tear or something.... lol... i dunno...

I just got my pair of V6s today and the high ends sounds very crap, almost distorted.
To speed up the process im going to generate some pink noise and let it play over night.
I hope these just need breaking in, was a similar case with my last headphones, I just dont remember them sounding this bad.

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I'm a member on another car audio forum which has quite a few knowledgable guys on there. And i asked them the question we were discussing here..


http://www.talkaudio.co.uk/vbb/showthread.php?t=175066

That's the answer i got from them.. There's a bit of waffle half way through the thread but towards the end there's quite a bit of useful info, the lad EF MAX, knows his stuff really well.

and another thread on coils seizing up..

http://www.talkaudio.co.uk/vbb/showthread.php?t=175209

This is probably more appropriate to subs rather then ear phones.

Either way, playing pink noise (white noise) is a common way of letting your speakers wear in Should work a treat.

Also try using a few different sources Although i'm sure the equipment you're using is of a high standard so that point probably wont affect the result.. Just trying to help though.

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Originally posted by skip it's a speaker ffs, not a living creature.

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