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Post by James on Apr 13, 2007 8:58:05 GMT -7
Anyone ever just leave their guitar plugged in and amp feeding back to break a speaker in? I guess I was wondering if that would be effective as well as safe??? You could put it in closed room and leave the house for a while.....
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Post by benttop (Steve) on Apr 13, 2007 10:35:27 GMT -7
I bet it would work, but you're using tube life the whole time, not to mention annoying that super-sensitive old biddy down the street.
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Post by kledbet on Apr 13, 2007 11:08:50 GMT -7
Just plug in your stereo system to the speaker cab and let it go all day. If you have a transistor based stereo it won't burn up any tubes.
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Post by James on Apr 13, 2007 11:38:24 GMT -7
How do you hook up a speaker ( no cab....) to your reciever? neophyte here
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Post by dock66 on Apr 13, 2007 12:17:36 GMT -7
Just plug in your stereo system to the speaker cab and let it go all day. If you have a transistor based stereo it won't burn up any tubes. I did that for several new speakers, hooking them up to the stereo system and let them go for hours.Not sure if that is the best way but seem to work fine so far.
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Post by James on Apr 13, 2007 12:37:13 GMT -7
Cool............runnin' bridge o' sighs thru my new weber right now.
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Post by Dr.T on Apr 16, 2007 3:13:45 GMT -7
Yes, but how high you have to leave the vol to "warm up" your new speakers?
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Post by kledbet on Apr 16, 2007 8:54:16 GMT -7
Just use your ear.... about as loud as you would play the guitar. Just don't blow your speaker!!! Get the speaker up to a good level along with full bass, and leave it alone, it will break in great.
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Post by Dr.T on Apr 16, 2007 10:50:57 GMT -7
Just use your ear.... about as loud as you would play the guitar. Just don't blow your speaker!!! Get the speaker up to a good level along with full bass, and leave it alone, it will break in great. Thanks, the problem are not the speakers but... my family... ;D
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Post by Telemanic on Apr 17, 2007 12:15:01 GMT -7
I think i read on the weber site that he has a trick to tame a tight, harsh, speaker. He paints the suspension with just regular old acetone using a small brush, and just lets it evaporate. Apparently doesnt harm the material whatsoever, but you can voice it in to your liking. Anyone ever tried something along those lines?
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Post by cashandkerouac on Apr 17, 2007 21:02:32 GMT -7
plug your stereo into the cabinet, put the cabinet face down onto a mattress or pillows so you neighbors are not disturbed and crank it so the cone of the speakers is moving about 1/8 to 1/4 inch. several hours of that will loosen things up nicely. good luck.
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Post by Jan on Apr 17, 2007 21:22:32 GMT -7
cashandkerouac, seems to me that would put too much restrictive pressure on the cone and abnormally heat up the voice coil. You think? Analagous to too much back pressure on an exhaust pipe over heating the valves. Maybe?
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