i got a new 15 solo baric l7 i just dont want to mess anything up before i go beating down the road how long is the bbreak inperiod
You might be able to call Kicker directly. They're probably more than happy to tell you for how long and how to do it. I'm not sure that all subs are the done the same way. A lot of them will say on their spec sheet what specs will change after they're broken in. The statement of a breaking in period being a myth just isn't true. The only time I've ever had a sub blow was one that I didn't break in properly. That's happened only once to me. You can write all the technical stuff down on paper about how subs don't need to be broken in, but in real life you just gotta do it.
You dont even need to wait a week just make sure to slowly turn it up and you can bump it right off the bat. the cone just takes time to actually work in which is what the breakin actually is. it just increases the loudness and sound quality a bit
This is straight from Kickers website. Important Break-In Information Due to the complex nature of the Solo-Baric? L7s they require a little extra time to break-in. Especially in sealed enclosures, break-in is a must in order for woofers to produce optimum low bass response. Due to the high performance suspension system incorporated in the Solo-Barics they are very stiff ?out of the box?. Approximately two weeks of daily playing will allow the suspension to break-in and reach its optimum equilibrium. The ?broken-in? sub will exhibit stronger bass performance, smoother response, and greater low bass extension. For those of you with more sophisticated audio equipment, the Solo-Barics can be broken-in on the test bench overnight with the following procedure. Solo-Baric Freeair Break-in Procedure 1. Connect the speaker to a power amp of about fifty watts or more. The speaker should not be mounted in any enclosure - just freeair. Please make sure it will not walk off the bench while it is playing! 2. Connect an audio generator to the input of the power amp, and adjust the generator to approximately 45Hz for the S8L7, 35 Hz for the S10L7, 30 Hz for the S12L7, and 20 Hz for the S15L7. 3. Now adjust the gain on the amplifier and generator so that the cone is moving to Xmax. This can be determined visually by looking at the ?blur depth? of the logo on the ISD. A close approximation will do. On the S8L7 this will be about 3/4?, on the S10L7 about 1?, on the S12L7 about 1?,and on the S15L7 about 1 1/4?.
