Breaking in a sub?

I just ordered my rel stentor today. My question is when i get it what is the best way to break it in?

mlawitm10-11-2002 2:27am

darrylhifi Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 498 posts 10-13-2002 at 02:06pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete After you have played it with some bass material at reasonable volumes for 20 - 40 hours or so, next time you leave your house {hopefully its detached so you wont annoy the neighbors} Crank it up with some dance music, that has alot of thumping bass, that will loosen up the woofer.
smjason Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 60 posts 10-12-2002 at 03:25am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Stereophile Test CD's 1-3
tok20000 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 608 posts 10-11-2002 at 06:01am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete As with any speaker, you have to play music through it. I'd advise just letting it break in on its own as you listen to music. One thing about speakers is that they do have moving parts, and playing them does slowly degrade the drivers. It makes me a little depressed playing music through a speaker when no one is going to appreciate it. But if you must... Just hook it via low level inputs to a tuner or CD player, set the xover at the highest point on the REL, but set the volume on low so it does not wake you up. Let it play every night when asleep for a week or so, and it should be broken in. I'd just let it break in the old fashioned way :-) KF