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How do you know if your subwoofer is broken in?


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straight from the audioque website:

" We recommend to allow at least several weeks of playing time to break in AQ Woofers, full break in may take many months. DO NOT play subwoofers at max amplifier power in the first couple of days, give the suspensions a chance to loosen up. As the suspension breaks in, the subs will play lower and louder."

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2010 Hyundai Elantra


Factory Unit via 4 chan NVX LOC


Excessive Amperage "H/O" Alt


Xs D3400/ Xs XP3000


Big 3. 2 Runs of +, 2 Runs of -


DD M3b and 2 12" AQ HDC4s

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i always low tuned the amps low and let them play for 40 hours( about 3 weeks for me) then i would re tune them and set it all up nice and loud...

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like someone else said on here, I let em wang until they smell which is usually real quick and turn it down for awhile. i do this lil process for anywhere from 3 days to a week depending on the sub.. usually untill they dont smell real quick anymore and i let blast from there on in.... you can blast your subs right out the box, just be a lil careful is all and after a week your good to go :P

Setup:


2010 Hyundai Elantra


Factory Unit via 4 chan NVX LOC


Excessive Amperage "H/O" Alt


Xs D3400/ Xs XP3000


Big 3. 2 Runs of +, 2 Runs of -


DD M3b and 2 12" AQ HDC4s

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i wouldnt ever free air my woofers @ 20hz

no matter the volume

ina box is a different story :)

Nothing wrong with free airing a subwoofer with low frequency tones...only way to blow it is if one is retarded.

Broke my 19Ov.2 in by doing 1000 watt sweeps from 100Hz to 10Hz free air.

20Hz does not matter just because it is "low". Playing a tone at the subwoofers Fs will make it move the most.

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i slam mine brand new... fyi

i dont believe in break in either bang them bitches right out of the cardboard box.

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Break-in period is something I will never know about. I mean c'mon they really think I'm going to take it easy for a week or two?

Nope. Wide open right off the bat to see what they can do.

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ive never broken in a sub, but ive never had high end subs like Fi, DC, RE, DD, etc. so ive always just put it all in, play it low volume for a few minutes and make sure nothins wrong then wide open.

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