C-Rex Break in question.

[Rusrant]

I bought a Eminence C-rex awhile back for a 60watt 1x12 combo I was repairing. I have had the speaker and played it moderatly for about 9 months. My question is, how long do these really take to break in and do they get warmer/smoother once broken in? Mine seem's to be getting brighter and spiky. Is this normal? I have tried it now in 4 different amps and get the same brightness and spiky mids. Thanks for any input you can give.

 

[jeremy]

Re: C-Rex Break in question.

welcome to the forum!

had to say but hemp breaks in alot slower than paper. i go thru a bunch of silliness breaking in my speakers. running low frequencies thru it for a few hours at low volume, then a little more volume. then more volume but full frequency sounds. i usually blow sound thru it from morning to night before i put it in my amp. mine isnt bright or spikey and ive had two of them. have you tried the amp with different speakers?

 

[Rusrant]

Re: C-Rex Break in question.

Thanks Jeremy. Yeah, it's not the amp/amps. It sounds great with several other speakers (Emi RWB, Celestion v30, etc). I'll keep playing it, it is definitly still stiff sounding, so maybe that will help. I heard that these were darker sounding speakers, but this is sounding more on the bright side. Should I expect it to darken in tone once it breaks in more? Thanks again.

 

[Curly]

Re: C-Rex Break in question.

my understanding is that it is not a dark speaker.

here's Emi's description:
"Clean and full, with lots of body and sparkle. Smokey smooth with high-end definition"

I don't read "dark" into that, and "sparkle" and "high-end definition" suggest some brightness. In addition, it's pretty efficient at 102.

 

[jeremy]

Re: C-Rex Break in question.

its not that bright, it has a strong top end but not that bright. i wouldnt use sparkle to describe it at all i also wouldnt really call it dark. the lil buddy from eminence is dark. the rex is fairly balanced to my ears

 

[Rusrant]

Re: C-Rex Break in question.

Cool, thanks. I don't mind it being a little bright, sparkly, etc. I just don't like the spikey mids/highs and stiffness. I'm guessing it needs a lot more breaking in. That's my excuse for playing loud and I'm sticking with it. :biglaugh:

 

[jeremy]

Re: C-Rex Break in question.

i run my deluxe reverb on 4-6 fairly regularly which is plenty loud, but boy is it fun

 

[RLee]

Re: C-Rex Break in question.

welcome to the forum!

had to say but hemp breaks in alot slower than paper. i go thru a bunch of silliness breaking in my speakers. running low frequencies thru it for a few hours at low volume, then a little more volume. then more volume but full frequency sounds. i usually blow sound thru it from morning to night before i put it in my amp. mine isnt bright or spikey and ive had two of them. have you tried the amp with different speakers?

I go through a similar procedure when breaking in a speaker... a few hours on the AC transformer, at about 1/3 power rating, then mount in the cabinet, play a bit, and when I'm not playing I run rock music through it (when I get the chance -- usually have to wait for times when everyone's out of the house).

I'm breaking in a Red Fang and a Private Jack now, waiting for the Lopo cabinet to arrive.

 

[drpietrzak]

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I have a couple of the C-Rex's. I do not see it as spiky at all. The V30 is mid-spikey sounding to me often. Maybe that is what is working for you with that amp. They take a while to loosen up.

Note it is rated as a 50w speaker. So you could kill it with a 60w amp if you push it much.

 

[Rusrant]

Re: C-Rex Break in question.

I'm just going to work it for a month or so, and if it still doesn't do it, I'll probably sell/trade it. No worry's about blowing it, it's currently in a 2x12 config in a 80 watt amp, matched with a RWB. We will see how it does. Thanks everyone.

 

[jeremy]

Re: C-Rex Break in question.

is it out of phase with the rwb?

 

[Rusrant]

Re: C-Rex Break in question.

Nope, not out of phase. I am actually liking it matched with the RWB, which is a bit warmer in the highs. Before I had it in a few different amps and cab running 1x12, and didn't care for it as much alone. I can see where it would sound great in a deluxe though, once it loosens up a bit.

 

[Rusrant]

Re: C-Rex Break in question.

Just figured I post a quick update. I have been playing the amp with the C-Rex everyday exclusivly for the last 5 days 2-4 hrs a day. This is after using it on and off for over 6 months, it's finally starting to loosen up a bit. It still may have a little to much grit for me, but I'm going to keep working it in. When you guys say it takes a Long time to break in, you meant a LOOOONNGGG! time, LOL!

Overall, I think I dig the RWB a little more and will probably pick up another soon. A little darker/smoother, with a little less grit.