"Breaking In" of Subs.

[Duran 387]

I can see someone popping a spider joint, due to the very uncompliant suspension, but that needs to be taken in a case-by-case basis.

[pro-rabbit 64]

So why does AudioQue recommend a break in period...??! Let me guess.....cause there Chinese parts.?!

LOL

Im sure there are other companies that recommend that also

Actually AQ (as other companies) use that as a warranty tactic. As with many companies I worked for it is a loop whole, and if any company tries to say you didn't properly break in your sub. Call bs and force them to prove it to you. There is 100% no way to tell how a sub was "broke in".

As for spider failures, no. Those will fail regardless at some point. There is no mythical or magical break in for subs.

Edited January 18, 2012 by pro-rabbit

[slim2fattycake 85]

I can see someone popping a spider joint, due to the very uncompliant suspension, but that needs to be taken in a case-by-case basis.

Then the glue/glue job was shit to begin with if you're popping a spider because the suspension is just stiff.

[Dangrebel 89]

Usually happens above the rms of the sub though. Where people run double the rms on a brand new sub is where a failure like that would happen I think.

[95Honda 486]

The RMS has nothing to do with anything mechanical. It also has nothing to do with how much a drivers needs, at all. It is one of the most overly emphasized but irrelevant spec.

[Duran 387]

I can see someone popping a spider joint, due to the very uncompliant suspension, but that needs to be taken in a case-by-case basis.

Then the glue/glue job was shit to begin with if you're popping a spider because the suspension is just stiff.

Believe me or not, I don't care. It's happened to me, I've launched a coil out of the gap, it popped the glue joint and the coil rested on the top plate. The combination of a strong motor, long coil, and uncompliant suspension can be detrimental if too much power is applied.

[Impious 1,476]

Sounds to me like there was simply too much power applied, period. If you jump a coil, that's not a fault of the suspension, that's the fault of too much power. In this case I would agree with Phi....if the spider joint broke, then it was either overexcurted to the point failure was imminent anyways or the glue joint was bad to begin with. Either way, if the coil left the gap.....it was way overpowered.

[Dangrebel 89]

Haha which reminds me, I put 1000 watts to a 100 rms 8 and went way below tuning(22hz with a 36hz tuning and no ssf) the coil stuck on the top plate ha I laughed hard.

[Duran 387]

If the glue joint hadn't failed the coil would have stayed linear.

[Dangrebel 89]

That's true. It was playing fine until the spider pulled away from the joint on 1 side. I could see the coil come about 2 mm out of the gap at full excursion!!

Edited January 21, 2012 by Dangrebel