The nice thing about breaking in new speakers...

[CTN]

Re: The nice thing about breaking in new speakers...

Speakers are funny. You're either breaking them in, or they're getting tired and wearing out. There is probably a five-minute period in their life somewhere where they are at the top of the hill and sounding 'right'. At that point, they should never be listened to again, as listening to them will start them on the long downhill road of decline.

And of course they will deteriorate with age even if not used, so .... one should buy many speakers, get them broken in, and change them at least as often as you change strings, prefereably more frequently.

Seems legit. I guess this means I should not even bother with my amp settings, guitar setup or playing technique then, and swap the speaker magnets at every whim when my tone doesn't sound quite right.

 

[Little Pigbacon]

Re: The nice thing about breaking in new speakers...

How readily is a speaker magnet swapped, anyway? On a typical guitar speaker.

 

[Frankly]

Re: The nice thing about breaking in new speakers...

Speakers are funny. You're either breaking them in, or they're getting tired and wearing out. There is probably a five-minute period in their life somewhere where they are at the top of the hill and sounding 'right'. At that point, they should never be listened to again, as listening to them will start them on the long downhill road of decline.

And of course they will deteriorate with age even if not used, so .... one should buy many speakers, get them broken in, and change them at least as often as you change strings, prefereably more frequently.

Frank Lee feels the same way about toilets. He keeps one in the 'on deck circle' (His bathtub).
Thank you.

 

[crguti]

Re: The nice thing about breaking in new speakers...

It would have been cool have made some recordings before and after the break in.

 

[CTN]

Re: The nice thing about breaking in new speakers...

How readily is a speaker magnet swapped, anyway? On a typical guitar speaker.

No idea.

I'm sure blueman knows.

It would have been cool have made some recordings before and after the break in.

ehhhhh a friend asked me if I was gonna do exactly that. IMO there's no point. All that happens is that you lose some of the harsh/fizzy high end, and it becomes a bit smoother/mellower and a bit more musical, but the voicing doesn't change. The audible difference is very minute.

I will be recording a demo of the speakers and the amp once they have been broken in and I can get good recorded tones without the excessive harsh high end.