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Post by guitarboy02451 on Jul 23, 2005 17:57:42 GMT -7
I hear a lot of folks say that you should connect a cd player to a pa and connect the cab to break the speakers in.
About how many hours should this run and how loud does it have to be?
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Post by prowler on Jul 23, 2005 19:20:53 GMT -7
I'm interested in speaker "break-in" as well. Does one really need to break in a speaker using some sort of "method" or is just playing enough? What about volume level during the break-in period? Any volume level o.k. or does the amp need to be cranked? I just ordered a Weber Alnico Blue Dog speaker so I'm curious to know what the procedure is or is not.
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Post by zane on Jul 23, 2005 19:39:06 GMT -7
just turn it up ,& play the heck out of it ;D
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Post by Laroosco!! on Jul 23, 2005 22:01:08 GMT -7
There is nothing wrong with just plugging in and playing through the cab. It's what I've always done.
When I got my new Z Best last week I knew that I wouldn't be able to play it for a few days so I hooked the boombox into the PA and then plugged it into the cab. I left it running in the rehersal space for 3 days at moderate gig volumes.
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Post by guitarboy02451 on Jul 24, 2005 9:08:04 GMT -7
Reason I ask is, my wife was wondering how long we have to keep the Scorpions blaring from downs stairs studio and does it have to be that loud?
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Post by Lefty on Jul 24, 2005 9:19:52 GMT -7
I'm tellin you, ZZ Top's Rhythmeen will break in ANY speakers!! Or you could be lazy like me and play the heck out of it at full tilt!! I have more fun that way.
To be honest I don't think many people could tell the difference blind folded between broken in speakers and new ones. I personally would have to be able to A/B them to be able to hear any difference.
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Post by Bill on Jul 24, 2005 9:23:09 GMT -7
"...and does it have to be that loud?"
Nope. I'm breaking in my new speaker as I type, at a horrendous volume. :-) Cover it with a couple blankets and let it work all day. Run a CD player into a PA, to your speaker, sit back and relax.
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Post by myles on Jul 26, 2005 10:19:58 GMT -7
The "official" Celestion procedure:
How do I break in my speakers?
Important Note! Before breaking it in it's advisable to "warm up" the speaker gently for a few minutes with low-level playing or background hum.
Break in a speaker with a fat, clean tone: turn up the power amp volume to full, and control the level with the preamp gain. Use a level that will be quite loud, but not painful in a normal size room.
Have the bass and mid up full, and the treble at least half. On your guitar, use the middle pick up position (if your guitar has more than one pick up) and play for 10-15 minutes using lots of open chords, and chunky percussive playing. This will get the cone moving, and should excite all the cone modes and get everything to settle in nicely. The speaker will continue to mature over the years, but this will get it 95% of the way to tonal perfection in the shortest time.
There are some other tricks too such as removing some of the surround adheasave (probably spelled that wrong) material. BUT .... you better know what you are doing here. Don Butler ("Tone Man") has the touch on this bit of magic.
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Post by Curt on Jul 26, 2005 12:57:38 GMT -7
OK Myles...."Have the bass and mid up full, and the treble at least half".
your confusing this simple old Ghia player !!!! LOL I ain't got that many knobs !!!!
Later, Curt
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Post by guitarboy02451 on Jul 27, 2005 7:03:24 GMT -7
Thanks Myles,
So it doesn't sound like a long drawn out process.... Just give her a good crank, tweek the lows and mids and play for a while... I think I can handle that.
Myles, I need to ask you a tube question, but I'm not sure whether to start a new post under Tubes or MAZ 38 sub topics. I think I'll use the Tube forum topic.
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Post by sparrowhawk (Bob) on Nov 8, 2005 10:02:06 GMT -7
I recently installed a Weber in my 50-year-old Gibson GA-40. First time I played it, it sounded really bad - like it had to clear its throat. I'd heard about the need to break in a speaker, so I just kept playing at moderate volume - mix of open chords, power chords, etc. Next day I plugged in and it sounded noticeably better - very encouraging. A few days later I brought the amp to rehearsal. After a few tunes at gig volume it was like --- WOW. The speaker just seemd to open up and breathe. Amp sounds truly awesome now.
Anyway, I'm no expert but from this experience I'd suggest playing frequently, and playing loud when the opportunity arises.
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Post by jzguitar on Nov 10, 2005 21:59:00 GMT -7
I'm currently breaking in a couple of Eminence speakers in my new 2X12 cab. I'm making a playlist in iTunes of some good low-end heavy tunes (Rammstein, Vai, etc...) and I just run the list thru the cab whenever I leave the house. I also found a free tone-generator program on the web (NCH Tone Generator). I'll crank some low sine waves thru the cab, too (60Hz seems good). Some people use a transformer to pump voltage thru the speakers (it's explained on Weber's site), but I'm assuming you can get the same results cranking the 60Hz tone thru them. Anyone else have any suggestions? (I don't have any gigs this week, otherwise I'd just crank the snot out of them onstage and be done with it!)
jz
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