Members shipatsea Posted November 4, 2009 Members Share Posted November 4, 2009 Is this a myth? Does the sound change after a "break in" period? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members english_bob Posted November 4, 2009 Members Share Posted November 4, 2009 Well my amp sounds much better now than it did when I bought it. Apparently, new speakers sound stiff and brittle, and won't get as loud as a "broken in" speaker. Based on my experience, I'd say that's about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hivedestruction Posted November 4, 2009 Members Share Posted November 4, 2009 Not a myth... I had some Eminence Red Coat Man-o-war speakers that sounded like complete {censored} when I got em. Really sterile and ice picky. After a few months they smoothed out quite a bit, and they now happen to be one of my favorite speakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shipatsea Posted November 4, 2009 Author Members Share Posted November 4, 2009 OK. I think you hit it on the head. I was not sure if the speakers I got suck or not. I got a pair of Eminence Swamp Thangs for my twin reverb which were highly recommended. I have noticed exactly what you said, they were brittle and not so loud. It's not just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hivedestruction Posted November 4, 2009 Members Share Posted November 4, 2009 OK. I think you hit it on the head. I was not sure if the speakers I got suck or not. I got a pair of Eminence Swamp Thangs for my twin reverb which were highly recommended. I have noticed exactly what you said, they were brittle and not so loud. It's not just me. Eminence speakers are a pain to break in just because they're typically way high watted and it takes more to actually get the speaker moving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jumbo Fuzz Posted November 4, 2009 Members Share Posted November 4, 2009 Not a myth. The speaker in my Fender PRRI improved after some break in time. You can use a looper (if you have one) when you are away from home to speed up the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members melx Posted November 4, 2009 Members Share Posted November 4, 2009 It's no myth (as everyone has said) ....as recommended by Celestion.Important Note! Before breaking it in it's advisable to "warm up" the speaker gently for a few minutes with low-level playing or background hum. Break in a speaker with a fat, clean tone: turn up the power amp volume to full, and control the level with the preamp gain. Use a level that will be quite loud, but not painful in a normal size room. Have the bass and mid up full, and the treble at least half. On your guitar, use the middle pick up position (if your guitar has more than one pick up) and play for 10-15 minutes using lots of open chords, and chunky percussive playing. This will get the cone moving, and should excite all the cone modes and get everything to settle in nicely. The speaker will continue to mature over the years, but this will get it 95% of the way to tonal perfection in the shortest time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HeartfeltDawn Posted November 4, 2009 Members Share Posted November 4, 2009 The one month old Weber 12F150 I have in my 1x12" says 'It's no myth'. I can compare my two Cornell amps. Both have the same Jensen MOD 12/70 speaker in. One amp is 3 years old, the other is six months old. I've tried each speaker out with both amps and they do react differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shipatsea Posted November 4, 2009 Author Members Share Posted November 4, 2009 Eminence speakers are a pain to break in just because they're typically way high watted and it takes more to actually get the speaker moving. Yeah these bitches are 150 watters. I'll run my ipod through it for a while while doing errands. I have an old set of power tubes I'll use for it. Thanks for all the advice guys. My speakers will hopefully sound less like ass by the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tattoedsailor Posted November 4, 2009 Members Share Posted November 4, 2009 My Webers took forever to break-in(6 months). Yeah it makes huge difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HeartfeltDawn Posted November 4, 2009 Members Share Posted November 4, 2009 My Webers took forever to break-in(6 months) . Yeah it makes huge difference. I keep hearing that Webers take ages. My 12F150 sounds pretty thin right now but I'm sure it'll sound better this time next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tattoedsailor Posted November 4, 2009 Members Share Posted November 4, 2009 Weber's are like wine. They get better with age. I constantly tell people here on forums "be patient". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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