Speaker breakin(Help?)....Big Cookie

ShawnS · April 28th, 2004, 11:07 AM

BC or somebody tell me a little more about this technique? I have a relatively new amp. I bought a Traynor YCV40T about 8 months ago. It has 2 Celestion Tube 10 speakers. I rarely crank the amp passed halfway. If I crank it, I'm playing an outside gig. I've probably got 40+ hours of playing, but not at the volumes you all describe. It sounds good as is, but as you all know if there room for improvement it is mandatory that we exploit it. The bass is still a little boomy and the highs are still quite shrill. I put new pups(AlProII's) in my guitar which lessened some of these characterisitics. Do any of you think these speakers will get better? Are they broke in or should I try this AC Filament technique?

Thanks,
ShawnS

Stan Martin · April 29th, 2004, 08:21 AM

40 hours is usually more than enough break in time, especially if you run the volume at 1/2 way.
What model Celestion?????

AC filament technique? Not for speaker break in.

ShawnS · April 29th, 2004, 11:18 AM

The Speakers are Tube10s

This post discusses speaker breakin and is where I got the information. The general concesus was about 40 hours of ZZtop Greatest hits with the amp cranked.

ShawnS

Big Cookie · April 29th, 2004, 11:34 AM

40 hrs of Cranked ZZ will do it for sure. The A/C filament transformer technique is to hook the speaker to the secondary of an A/C Filament Trans for 20-30 mins. It works just as well.

WrapAround · April 29th, 2004, 11:35 AM

I'd say your speakers are broken in but if you'd like to go through the break-in procedure, go here:

http://www.webervst.com/sptalk.html

...and go down about 2/3 of the page. You'll find an instruction for breaking-in your speakers with a variac.

I've done it a few times and I think it works on **brand new** speakers.

ShawnS · April 29th, 2004, 02:14 PM

Thanks for all the replies. It was a lot of help.

April 28th, 2004, 11:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
ShawnS TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Adamsville, Tennessee Posts: 94	Speaker breakin(Help?)....Big Cookie BC or somebody tell me a little more about this technique? I have a relatively new amp. I bought a Traynor YCV40T about 8 months ago. It has 2 Celestion Tube 10 speakers. I rarely crank the amp passed halfway. If I crank it, I'm playing an outside gig. I've probably got 40+ hours of playing, but not at the volumes you all describe. It sounds good as is, but as you all know if there room for improvement it is mandatory that we exploit it. The bass is still a little boomy and the highs are still quite shrill. I put new pups(AlProII's) in my guitar which lessened some of these characterisitics. Do any of you think these speakers will get better? Are they broke in or should I try this AC Filament technique? Thanks, ShawnS __________________ "Much to learn you still have..my old Padawan...."

April 29th, 2004, 08:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
Stan Martin Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Pepperell Posts: 818	break in 40 hours is usually more than enough break in time, especially if you run the volume at 1/2 way. What model Celestion????? AC filament technique? Not for speaker break in.

April 29th, 2004, 11:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
ShawnS TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Adamsville, Tennessee Posts: 94	The Speakers are Tube10s This post discusses speaker breakin and is where I got the information. The general concesus was about 40 hours of ZZtop Greatest hits with the amp cranked. ShawnS __________________ "Much to learn you still have..my old Padawan...."

April 29th, 2004, 11:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
Big Cookie Banned Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ennis, Texas Posts: 693	Speaker Break in 40 hrs of Cranked ZZ will do it for sure. The A/C filament transformer technique is to hook the speaker to the secondary of an A/C Filament Trans for 20-30 mins. It works just as well.

April 29th, 2004, 02:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
ShawnS TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Adamsville, Tennessee Posts: 94	Thanks! Thanks for all the replies. It was a lot of help. __________________ "Much to learn you still have..my old Padawan...."

April 29th, 2004, 11:35 AM	#5 (permalink)
WrapAround Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 804 14 Photos	I'd say your speakers are broken in but if you'd like to go through the break-in procedure, go here: http://www.webervst.com/sptalk.html ...and go down about 2/3 of the page. You'll find an instruction for breaking-in your speakers with a variac. I've done it a few times and I think it works on brand new speakers.