I have been told by some tonejunkie's that you should break in a cabinet before cranking it.. i have been told otherwise by other experienced musicians that it is BS and that marshall used to dime amps through them to test them before shipping & selling.. what do you guys think? I have a brand new 1960A beside me, i played it a bit today at a low volume, being cautious.. i have to use it at Jam on wednesday night and we play loud.. what can i do to 'break' the speakers in before then... and is it a neccessity or just a wives tale.
I've never hear that a cab has to be broken in. Speakers do, but just playing them will do that, all you're doing is getting the surround used to moving, so move it
I don't think there is a proper way, but even if there was, it doesn't matter to me, because my speakers sound good, and they have been cranked since I got them.
Never heard of working them in before :S
But If I had to I would just work my way up volume wise, then leave em cranked for a few hrs (might be in for a long shift of playing here haha)
Typically, cabs don't need to be "broken in", at least not that I've heard of. Most of the drivers employed for guitar cabinets are not made with the greatest materials on earth like a pair of B&W speakers would, for example.
High-end speakers, on the other hand, sometimes will need to go through a "break-in" period of 50-100 hours of normal playing (nothing loud volume wise) before they sound the way they were supposed to. Typically, audiophiles will make claims that this is something imperative for every speaker but, most speaker manufacturers will not disclose such procedures because they are not required.
i have been told otherwise by other experienced musicians that it is BS and that marshall used to dime amps through them to test them before shipping & selling.. what do you guys think?
thanks for the help guys.. what i am gathering is that it is more of a finatic procedure and isnt neccessary, im going to look around on the net a bit but i think i will crank it on clean for a bit and play some country (WOOO)..
another question: as your speakers age, do they sound better, or worse.. ( i am assuming it would be debatable.) is there a preference to brand new speakers?? or are worn speakers what some people look for.. assuming that they still work fine and are not out of phase..
Speakers don't change phase as they age.
They either work or they don't, phasing is another issue altogether, having to do with wiring and or miking techniques.
The change that speakers go through is so hard to perceive that I wouldn't be able to quantify it with any real way to back it up. I have my 1st cab I bought and it's loaded with G12-85's and it still sounds great. I've had the cab for probably 15+ years. I haven't noticed any discernible changes, it always sounds like I think it will.
Okay...so I haven't done this yet...would that mean I've compromised the sound quality of my cab in some manner?
I doubt it...but I want to be sure.
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