Speakers just delivered..they are very cold. How long until I fire them up?

[Krains]

Should I wait until they are room temperature or doesn't it matter?

 

[CT_Ohio]

Are they so cold that there is condensation on them (or worse, in them)? That's the main reason I'd wait.

 

[maxhifi]

Should I wait until they are room temperature or doesn't it matter?

I would wait until they're at room temperature, if they're freezing cold.

 

[cubby01]

Some items we get that are very cold get left still boxed in the garage to slowly come up to garage temp then bring them inside. Of course it all depends on the item and a lot of variables we don't know.

 

[Krains]

hmmn been in shipping since last week very cold still perhaps I will wait?

 

[century tek]

I have had a system in my barn for the past 10 years with no heat and there are no issues so far. The cold might slow down the movement of the cone but I don't think there's any reason not to listen to them immediately but do make sure there is nothing like ice or any condensation build up of any kind.

If in doubt, just let them get up to room temperature. It doesn't take that long.

 

[petehall347]

probably just fine if you use them and let them warm up slowly .

 

[Dave_1962]

Room temp

 

[hjames]

Let them warm in your home overnight - They'll be fine tomorrow.

When I got my Heath/Altecs last year - they came from Ohio mid-winter and sat in the truck overnight.
I was afraid the horn diaphragms might have gotten too cold and that a high note could just shatter them.
So - I let them sit in the living room overnight and I hooked them up the next day.

 

[djnagle]

We use to crank up prototype radios at Ford in the cold chamber....62 below! If they are just cold you can play them now.

 

[toddalin]

Surely it's warmed enough where you've fired it up by now.

 

[musichal]

I unbox them so they will warm up faster without all the cardboard and packing materials helping insulate them. Then I let them set for several hours. I'm more patient than I was when younger, and it makes sense to me.

 

[petes'picks]

I have been known to turn on car strereos real loud when its 0 degrees outside and I never had any radio or speakers fail on me. Just let em idle at low volume for a few if your worried. Also remember reading in a thread that one of our members in Minnesota stores speakers in shed in back of his home and never had any issues.

 

[mikeybc]

Only issue ive ever had with audio in the cold was when my Alpine head unit was reluctant to read discs below -30 c

But for a pair of home speakers with real wood veneer I'd leave them packaged up until they warmed up slowly...wouldnt want condensation on real wood.

 

[musichal]

Only issue ive ever had with audio in the cold was when my Alpine head unit was reluctant to read discs below -30 c

But for a pair of home speakers with real wood veneer I'd leave them packaged up until they warmed up slowly...wouldnt want condensation on real wood.

Sure wouldn't. My house, never saw that - when it's cold outside, it's dry in here.

 

[PanheadXR290]

As mentioned above condensation is your biggest issue ,if it we're me I'd pull the woofers and tweeters ,then let them sit with fans gently blowing into the cavity to help dry out any condensate that will turn into mold ,with electronics I've litteraly poured condensation out of amps shipping bags and had to take the holds off for them to dry over the course of a week ,if no condensation is present I still wait 72 hours to fire anything up when it's this cold out .

 

[Hobie1dog]

How do they sound?

 

[barefootbrew]

Move further south, then these issues won't come up! (Well maybe humidity, but not cold weather).

What speakers did you get?

 

[Aspen]

I have used car stereos in -40 weather with no issues and my garage stereo at -10 also no issues.

 

[ev13wt]

Fire then up ffs. And what is "very cold"?

They will get warm fast!