Vintage speakers

[ianniele]

Hi,do vintage speaker need to be played in again if they are not used for years?
Thanks Ian

 

[Dan ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ]

The main thing is to check for foam suspension rot and verify whether the crossover caps are still in spec. Repair/replace as needed.

 

[ColinR]

Depending upon the orientation in which the speakers were stored I give them a gentle for the first hour, then a not so gentle workout for the second hour with them orientated 180 degrees to the stored position to sort out any suspension or voice coil sag.

Speakers I buy or get given, get tested for a couple of hours on their backs with a Quad-405-2, because of it’s design the heat-sink warms up differentially if there’s any drive unit damage.

Then I try them upside down before listening to them properly.

Finally .

 

[MR_B]

I've even heard that taking out the driver and rotating it 180 will help with some sag problems.

 

[asoundhound]

yes, vintage speakers can, in some cases, benefit from a "re-breaking in" period. some speakers have treated surrounds that over the years will harden. a little play time will help loosen the treatment back up and make it supple again.

 

[islapapa]

yes, vintage speakers can, in some cases, benefit from a "re-breaking in" period. some speakers have treated surrounds that over the years will harden. a little play time will help loosen the treatment back up and make it supple again.

Reminds me of my last GF!