hey guys..i have a 10" Clarion in my 93 nissan hardbody..www.geocities.com/nissan_hustler..i think the site is still up..anyway heres my ques..r temps have dropped here..is it ok to blast my sub after it sat in the truck all night..the temp may go down to -4 over night but rise to say 0 or 2 by morning..should i let the sub "warm up" 4 say 20 mins at a low volume? Thanks
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ryan on 11/28/2003 15:11:51
I would warm the sub up first so u dont blow it. But if you have a good quality speaker its really not that big of a concern i dont think i've never dealt with clarion so i dont kno if its good quality or not. For ex. last winter i would blast my JL W0's and had no problems and so far i've been blastin my Brahma and havent had any problems. But i kno a friend that had sum planet audio's and he blew them after warmin them up for 10mins. I hope that helps. But be on the safe side and let it warm up for a good 20 mins yes its hard to do but be on the safe side.
cplkittle on 11/28/2003 18:09:50
Speaking of JL speakers. I know several people that have ripped them off of the foam surround within just a few months of purchasing them. One guy, a friend of mine, bought a custom box from me to put them in. I built the box to the exact specifications of the speaker (sealed .8^ft) out of 3/4 MDF. two weeks later one completely seperated from the surround.
Is this typical of JL speakers? seems to have happened alot lately.
xplicitblitzboi on 11/30/2003 02:45:58
i have not had any experience with this happening to JL speakers. 2 of the installs i've done(my own) have been JL speakers. I had 3 JL w0s in the JL powerwedge box. i bought this used from someone off of ebay so i assume that it is over a year old at least. i used the speakers for 4 months or so before i sold them, and the foam was fine, the speakers worked perfectly for me the whole time i owned them.
did he buy these recently? all the JL speakers that i've had experience with are over a year old so i dont know about the newer stuff. anyone else wanna jump in here?
cplkittle on 11/30/2003 05:04:32
As far as letting the subs warm up, since you are in a truck, I would say that when the temperature in the truck is comfortably warm to you, the speakers should be ok. I assume you let the truck warm up when you can before you leave, this should warm up the surround fairly well. I wouldn't crank them up as I pulled out of the driveway, but how long you wait is your call.
To answer the JL issue, The speakers were under 3 months old. They were 10's, don't know the series.. I do know they weren't the w series though. and the other guy at work just told me he blew his -no explination. Maybe it was coincidence, just strange that both happened within 2 weeks. I know the 3 month old speakers are being replaced by warranty. He did have them in an oversized box to begin with (around 1.6-1.8^ft sealed) for about 2 weeks before I talked him into a custom box.. this could have damaged them.
Tray on 12/1/2003 10:23:33
It doesn't ever get that cold here, but from my experience, heat is more of a factor than cold.
One thing I would do if I were you is to actually feel the surround at the specified temp. Before any warming up, or playing etc...., just feel the surround. If it is still pliable, and flexes fine, your sub will be good to go. If it is extremely rigid, and does not flex, you don't want to be playing it, even at low volume.
Each sub, and the cone/surround material will display different properties as the temperature drops, so the answer is really going to depend on your specific Clarion sub.
I can tell you that my Infinity Perfect 10.1 will play just fine at temps down to 8 degrees, but that really won't help you much.
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ryan on 11/28/2003 15:11:51
I would warm the sub up first so u dont blow it. But if you have a good quality speaker its really not that big of a concern i dont think i've never dealt with clarion so i dont kno if its good quality or not. For ex. last winter i would blast my JL W0's and had no problems and so far i've been blastin my Brahma and havent had any problems. But i kno a friend that had sum planet audio's and he blew them after warmin them up for 10mins. I hope that helps. But be on the safe side and let it warm up for a good 20 mins yes its hard to do but be on the safe side.
cplkittle on 11/28/2003 18:09:50
Speaking of JL speakers. I know several people that have ripped them off of the foam surround within just a few months of purchasing them. One guy, a friend of mine, bought a custom box from me to put them in. I built the box to the exact specifications of the speaker (sealed .8^ft) out of 3/4 MDF. two weeks later one completely seperated from the surround.
Is this typical of JL speakers? seems to have happened alot lately.
xplicitblitzboi on 11/30/2003 02:45:58
i have not had any experience with this happening to JL speakers. 2 of the installs i've done(my own) have been JL speakers. I had 3 JL w0s in the JL powerwedge box. i bought this used from someone off of ebay so i assume that it is over a year old at least. i used the speakers for 4 months or so before i sold them, and the foam was fine, the speakers worked perfectly for me the whole time i owned them.
did he buy these recently? all the JL speakers that i've had experience with are over a year old so i dont know about the newer stuff. anyone else wanna jump in here?
cplkittle on 11/30/2003 05:04:32
As far as letting the subs warm up, since you are in a truck, I would say that when the temperature in the truck is comfortably warm to you, the speakers should be ok. I assume you let the truck warm up when you can before you leave, this should warm up the surround fairly well. I wouldn't crank them up as I pulled out of the driveway, but how long you wait is your call.
To answer the JL issue, The speakers were under 3 months old. They were 10's, don't know the series.. I do know they weren't the w series though. and the other guy at work just told me he blew his -no explination. Maybe it was coincidence, just strange that both happened within 2 weeks. I know the 3 month old speakers are being replaced by warranty. He did have them in an oversized box to begin with (around 1.6-1.8^ft sealed) for about 2 weeks before I talked him into a custom box.. this could have damaged them.
Tray on 12/1/2003 10:23:33
It doesn't ever get that cold here, but from my experience, heat is more of a factor than cold.
One thing I would do if I were you is to actually feel the surround at the specified temp. Before any warming up, or playing etc...., just feel the surround. If it is still pliable, and flexes fine, your sub will be good to go. If it is extremely rigid, and does not flex, you don't want to be playing it, even at low volume.
Each sub, and the cone/surround material will display different properties as the temperature drops, so the answer is really going to depend on your specific Clarion sub.
I can tell you that my Infinity Perfect 10.1 will play just fine at temps down to 8 degrees, but that really won't help you much.
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