speaker running in

[liquid_force]

how long do u normally run new speakers in for

 

[Ben.Block]

The punishment starts right away with me!

 

[mattjk]

The punishment starts right away with me!

me too!

 

[MrMark]

never heard of running in speakers before.

 

[cat171]

You run subs in, i've never heard of doing it to speakers though.

 

[theduck]

it depends on the speaker, I would normally give any speaker 24 hours use at a reasonable volume. This is based on running in hi-fi speakers though

 

[Bash]

You run subs in, i've never heard of doing it to speakers though.

Silly question; technical reason why?

 

[theduck]

all speakers should be run in, reason is the same for all, they are a moving part.

 

[Bash]

what has to happen for them to be run in correctly, is it just a case of moving it through the scale of its max min throw?

 

[theduck]

its just a case of treating them gently for a bit so that the whole thing moves smoothly etc. its just best practice.

 

[agithegreat]

No need to run any form of car speaker in...
There is a break in period.
During this time the speaker will change it's properties. Which many people will say is its run in period.
As any mechanical device, start as you wish to proceed.
If your aiming for SQ when you first play it, the sound will change to say 2 months down the line or 100hours of use or whatever (it varies for each different speaker).
For SPL you may find in increase in SPL after you have "run them in". Basically the coils resistances will alter, as will the stiffness of the rubbers etc....
Normally softening of rubbers produces a much greater SPL!