how do i properly break in my new sub?

Question 1
how do i properly break in my new sub?...  running 1500 watt amp

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1)   i never knew there was a proper way to break in speakers i would jus turn up the music so the shit would bump - rob

2)   Just listen to music.. Theres no real specific break in guide. - l337ex

3)   WOW, the first two answers are dead wrong.

they is a bread in period.

ok do this. You may laugh but I have been into car audio since the 80"s

Get the song from super-tramp bloody-well right. this song had many different ranges. and its a great tune. Play this with about one third power for about one hour. than take it up to half. for about three hours. after that lay it down. see what it will do.

do this and your subs will sound better in a day or two. much better - identity

4)   Download the song Beat For my van by DJ Billy E. - Team °Chevy

5)   There's alot of myths that have been going around since the beginning of car audio. And there has not been a definite since... some swear by breaking in a sub, and others think it's just bull... it's just like religion



Some techniques is just running white or pink noise.... could also use brown noise... for a couple of hours.



The small parameters of a sub DO change overtime, but change isn't all that huge, so the performance doesn't really change. - Aaron

6)   I find my way is the best way...Ive been doing it for years...



You need to go buy the new Jay Z blueprint 3, or you can try the Lil Wayne the drought 3 and roll a L spark and thump the shit out of your speakers...



jkjk but yeah just take it easy on the speakers for like a week keep the amp half way up...then gradually turn the bass up just to be safe... - yagirlsbestfriend

7)   these guys are jokes it really depends on the subs you are running kicker recomends breaking in the sub at a low level for at least a week it all depends on if you can wait that long or you want to replace you subs sooner i broke my dual kicker l5s in for 2 weeks it was so hard to risist craking it and making 135 db come out of those but some how i did and im glad i did cuz they saound wayyy better and im hitting 147 bd easy - freestyler659


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Question 2
Subwoofers and amplifier bridging question. PLEASE HELP!?...  i have a 1200 watt, 2 channel, boss amp and a 15 inch, 900 watt, sinle voice coil subwoofer. what would be my best choice for hooking this thing up? and how do i do it.. keep in mind, the amp is already hooked up properly, i just have to connect this speaker to the amp. please try to be as detailed as possible. thanks!
sub specs Power Handling Capabilities: 450 Watts RMS to 900 Watts Maximum

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1)   look at the amp owners manual and look at the configuration to bridge it.



Usually you use positive from channel A



and negative from channel B



so you hook up the positive wire from the sub to the positive terminal in channel A on the amp, and the negative wire from the sub to the negative terminal in channel B on the amp - That Guy

2)   Usually it is right positive and left negative - sully

3)   "That Guy" is correct.



If your saying that your amp is rated @ 1200 rms watts x 2 and your sub is rated at 900 rms watts...



Then it's very possible that you can blow-up your sub.



Just an FYI, that's all.



Good luck. - Nobody_Here

4)   It looks like Boss amps use L(+) and R(-) to bridge.

Also - Boss doesn't make a 2 ch amp that's ACTUALLY 1200w. They advertise max power which is not a valid power rating, and the valid ratings (rms) they do provide are inflated too.

One of their 1200w amps I found at sonicelectronix.com has a single 20A fuse indicating it is capable of around 250w of usable power. There is no chance of damaging a 900w sub, which makes me wonder what the RMS power rating of the sub is as well. - Justin


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Question 3
my car stereo resets evrytime i disconnect the negative battery terminal?...  is this inevitable? or is there something i can do to stop it? because its annoying to have to set the time and all my tuner presets every time i take the negative terminal off to do something, also the time and date get reset on my cars clock too, if this has to happen every time i guess ill just deal with it but if not please let me know! ha thanks

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1)   that is always going to happen when you remove power from the radio. - Matt

2)   you could connect a wire between the negative wire and the negative terminal of the battery before you disconect them - Chris W

3)   You can go to an auto parts store and get a computer memory saver. This is basically just a device that plugs into the cigarette lighter and provides a bit of power to the vehicle electronics while the battery's temporarily disconnected. It's fairly inexpensive, and it should keep your radio from losing its settings. - KaeZoo

4)   it will always happen.



A memory saver will work but keep in mind its just a battery and now its flowing 12 volts through the system now so your really not disconnecting the battery, you just adding one with a much smaller capacity, things can still short out. if your doing work that requires the battery to be disconnected, do not hook up a saver, they are intended more for battery changes. (and some cars lighter plugs ago off with the key so that may not be an option, but that can be an option too).



depending on how good you are with wiring and electronics you could wire a 12v port and a switch to your mem wire. the + side of the port would tap to the mem wire, the - of the port to ground.



the switch goes between the cars 12v + and the with the mem wire, but before the tap with the port.



you need a 12 volt source, small sealed battery, D cell battery holder from radio shack that will hold enough for 12 volts and a 12 plug.



so to use it, you plug your alternate 12 volt source to the port, flip the switch and disconnect your battery. now your only feeding 12+ to the radio not back feeding the whole system through the lighter. to go back after the battery is reconnected, flip the switch and remove your alternate source. Don't leave the alternate source plugged in and switch flipped too long with the cars battery hooked ( a few minutes is fine) - clawless


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Question 4
What is with 2, 3, 4 way speakers in cars?!?...  okay so on ebay when it says a pair of 3 ways or 4 ways 6"x9" speakers what does that mean, does it mean i will get 2 6"x9" speakers or ill get 1 and a tweeter and mid range? i don't want that i want 2 6"x9" for my car :(

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1)   A two way speaker will have two separate speakers together in one package.That way you can increase the detail of the sound without adding any 'new' speaker holes. The two ( or three or four ) separate speakers will be wired together thru a cross over network, all mounted in one frame. - rick29148

2)   different parts of coaxial speakers can handle different frequency ranges

2 way speakers usually have a woofer for low frequencies and a tweeter for high

3 ways have a woofer, tweeter, and a mid range to handle in between freq

4 ways have a combination of either two tweeters or two midrange



so the bass will be sent to the woofer and the treble more to the tweeters

so a two way speaker may be able to handle the same frequencies as the four, but the four will have more distinct, clear highs and lows



in those kinds of speakers they will all be combined,

but you can buy separate component speakers like subs or separate tweeters to emphasize certain frequencies - krazykoreankyle

3)   http://forums.mobiledia.com/topic30064.html



5 seconds on google.



And if the ad says a pair of 6x9 speakers, it's a pair of 6x9 speakers. With more components, or less. But still a pair of 6x9s. - Vipassana

4)   Its mainly marketing man. Newbs believe the more "ways", the better a speaker is. Its a myth.



Majority of pricey high end top quality car speakers are 2-ways. You will notice cheaper and lower end brands/models use more "ways" to entice buyers.



There is no reason for more than 2 "ways" in a small coaxial speaker, as the small woofer and tweeter can handle all the frequencies just fine. Look at most component sets. 2-way!



Look at just about any home speaker with a 6.5 inch woofer or smaller. 2-way. Once you go with a bigger woofer, then yes, a midrange can better integrate the sound. - odinsragess


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Question 5
Can I Run 2 Different Amps?...  i have 2 10" Kicker 800W, 2 ohm subs, i am powering them with a 800W MTX amp, but they arent running at full potentiol, i am wondering if i could hook up another kind of amp like a KenWood or XPlod? and also if i got another 800W, would i be able to run the subs at full power?

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1)   for a car stereo, the deal with amps is that you should have double minus half amp.. so if your running 2x800w speakers. your amp should be running 1200 amps. Also gold wire helps conductivity. - dice

2)   You can't run two different brands of amps on the same setup. The amps aren't made the same so they will play differently and ur speakers will hit at different times. You should just get the same amp as the one u alredy hav and make sure that u can bridge it with the same amp so that u can get double the power - Tyler

3)   you can wire them up so that each sub has it own amp. so if each sub is 800 watts then you could run two 800 watt amps, each sub haveing it's own amp. but you will have to make sure you have the power to runt eh amps, two amps running on a stock electral system will kill a alternater and battery. most likely you will need to run two capacitors and two sets or power cables. in all honesty, i would seel the amp you have now and then go buy you a 2400watt amp and capacitor. this would insure that you would have enough power to run everything and a singel amp would have less power draw then two. also make sure you don;t run that 2400 watt amp at full power, when you hear distortion, that is bad. - propanepower

4)   I run 3 different amps and there is no problem. It's best to have the same brand from stereo to speakers subs to amp, but who really has everything the same....Running different amps is fine. I even have a 4th different amp that i take in and out for my loud speaker outside my truck. - highjumper205


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