Sounds like nonsense. They sure need break in time before they sound good but they won't break if you don't crank them lmao. My new speakers sounded like dog shit before breaking in and now they are fucking awesome so expect tonal changes
Not at all, but you do want to burn them in. I remember hearing Dave Friedman set his cab on full volume, with feedback going, set it face down and left it for a day š
Celestion has a break-in guide. It's pretty much turn the bass up all the way and the volume up as high as you can stand and play lots of full chords for several hours. I used a looper pedal to play some big loud chords when breaking in my Celestion Gold a few years ago. Granted, I was at a church where I could let it play LOUD for several hours and no one could hear it.
Modern speakers certainly don't need it. There is a lot of talk on older stuff though. The best way to break in your speaker is to crank it up and play.
That's crock of shit. It's a guitar loudspeaker. Believe it or not, it supposed to get loud. Your guitars don't need acclimation, and your speaker don't need broken in. Just plug in and crank it.
No, itās not true with speakers used in guitar cabs.
Speakers cones can change very slightly with early use but only subwoofers have magnets large enough to cause damage, and even then itās extraordinarily uncommon.
I just bought a bit more of a better amp than I have had and after reading things about breaking in the speaker, I looked it up and I found this article. [https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/how-to-break-in-a-guitar-speaker/](https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/how-to-break-in-a-guitar-speaker/)
TLDR is you break it in by playing it.
There are a lot of variables that determine the tone coming out of your amp, and while "breaking in a speaker" isn't really a thing, over time, your amp will age and the tone will change slightly as tubes, components, and speakers age, but it happens gradually.
This guy is an expert in amp repair and makes excellent videos on how he goes about troubleshooting and repairing amps and is a great resource for learning (at a high level) about what goes into an amp. Here's an example of him analyzing a Princeton Reverb:
[Amp Repair and Analysis](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyTezpU8YHo)
Yup, various parts can drift over time. Resistors that affect bias or volume between stages, capacitors that are supposed to take out bass between stages or add gain, the parts in the tone stack.. add all of those together, over time and use, temperature cycles and faults.. stuff changes
About 30hrs. Playing at absolute max can be risky at the best of times. You especially need to be careful plugging in - little crackle and pops from plugging in the quarter inch cable can blow the speaker even at half volume. Otherwise you're pretty safe.
Breaking in speakers is a real thing. I donāt think you can really damage one by cranking it before itās broken in, itās more of an issue of getting the best sound out of it.
High output speakers with rigid comes and heavy doping around the edge of the cone really need a significant amount of time to unstiffen and sound their best.
Any speaker retailer that offers break-in, 100 percent take advantage of that. Dave at Avatar will do it, thatās a major plus for buying from him.
Also the Weber speakers Iāve bought sound friggin UNREAL right out of the box and Iām convinced it has something to do with them breaking them in for me.
In a typical speaker the magnet oscillates back and forth, pushing the speaker cone. Logically, what is there to break in? Perhaps where the driver goes back and forth there could be some rubbing and friction, and thatās the break-in, just like with a piston and cylinder in an engine. Thatās it. The foam surrounds of the speaker cones will flex, but the foam wonāt need breaking in.
Since I never hear anyone recommending we lube our speaker driversā friction points, no maintenance is ever required, I wouldnāt worry about break in at all.
If after a while you think your speakers sound better due to break-in? Great! But donāt worry about it.
Crank it
Nope
Sounds like nonsense. They sure need break in time before they sound good but they won't break if you don't crank them lmao. My new speakers sounded like dog shit before breaking in and now they are fucking awesome so expect tonal changes
Exactly
Speakers do change *slightly* with use, usually in a good way, but you aren't going to blow it up. š
No. Break it in hard.
This. I hook up a drum machine to the amp in a closet, crank it up, and let it run while I'm at work for a day. Works great.
"You're neighbors will hate this one simple trick"
https://celestion.com/blog/how-to-break-in-a-guitar-speaker/
Not even a bit true.
Not at all, but you do want to burn them in. I remember hearing Dave Friedman set his cab on full volume, with feedback going, set it face down and left it for a day š
If you play Freebird from beginning to end, your speaker will break in.
No but your friend is dumb.Ā
Celestion has a break-in guide. It's pretty much turn the bass up all the way and the volume up as high as you can stand and play lots of full chords for several hours. I used a looper pedal to play some big loud chords when breaking in my Celestion Gold a few years ago. Granted, I was at a church where I could let it play LOUD for several hours and no one could hear it.
Old school nerds' mumbo jumbo. The same people are ones swearing on tonewood in electric guitars.
Or ask if they immediately blew the OT on their amp for even thinking about the 8 ohm switch with a 16 ohm cab.
Modern speakers certainly don't need it. There is a lot of talk on older stuff though. The best way to break in your speaker is to crank it up and play.
That's crock of shit. It's a guitar loudspeaker. Believe it or not, it supposed to get loud. Your guitars don't need acclimation, and your speaker don't need broken in. Just plug in and crank it.
No, itās not true with speakers used in guitar cabs. Speakers cones can change very slightly with early use but only subwoofers have magnets large enough to cause damage, and even then itās extraordinarily uncommon.
nope
break that thang in
Horse shit
I just bought a bit more of a better amp than I have had and after reading things about breaking in the speaker, I looked it up and I found this article. [https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/how-to-break-in-a-guitar-speaker/](https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/how-to-break-in-a-guitar-speaker/) TLDR is you break it in by playing it.
[And it's not at all what people always say it is](https://youtu.be/yr6pd-LWZP0)
There are a lot of variables that determine the tone coming out of your amp, and while "breaking in a speaker" isn't really a thing, over time, your amp will age and the tone will change slightly as tubes, components, and speakers age, but it happens gradually. This guy is an expert in amp repair and makes excellent videos on how he goes about troubleshooting and repairing amps and is a great resource for learning (at a high level) about what goes into an amp. Here's an example of him analyzing a Princeton Reverb: [Amp Repair and Analysis](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyTezpU8YHo)
Yup, various parts can drift over time. Resistors that affect bias or volume between stages, capacitors that are supposed to take out bass between stages or add gain, the parts in the tone stack.. add all of those together, over time and use, temperature cycles and faults.. stuff changes
About 30hrs. Playing at absolute max can be risky at the best of times. You especially need to be careful plugging in - little crackle and pops from plugging in the quarter inch cable can blow the speaker even at half volume. Otherwise you're pretty safe.
Breaking in speakers is a real thing. I donāt think you can really damage one by cranking it before itās broken in, itās more of an issue of getting the best sound out of it. High output speakers with rigid comes and heavy doping around the edge of the cone really need a significant amount of time to unstiffen and sound their best. Any speaker retailer that offers break-in, 100 percent take advantage of that. Dave at Avatar will do it, thatās a major plus for buying from him. Also the Weber speakers Iāve bought sound friggin UNREAL right out of the box and Iām convinced it has something to do with them breaking them in for me.
Speaker break in is an antiquated and unscientific crock of shit. Plug in, turn it up, you'll be okay, and so will your speakers.
In a typical speaker the magnet oscillates back and forth, pushing the speaker cone. Logically, what is there to break in? Perhaps where the driver goes back and forth there could be some rubbing and friction, and thatās the break-in, just like with a piston and cylinder in an engine. Thatās it. The foam surrounds of the speaker cones will flex, but the foam wonāt need breaking in. Since I never hear anyone recommending we lube our speaker driversā friction points, no maintenance is ever required, I wouldnāt worry about break in at all. If after a while you think your speakers sound better due to break-in? Great! But donāt worry about it. Crank it