It's been anywhere between 20 and -12 degrees farenheit where I live for the
last two weeks. Will pushing my subs hard at that temperature hurt the
surrounds before they've had a chance to warm up? Should I listen at a
lower volume until they've come up in temp a little? 2 Soundstream EXACT10s
in an aperiodic box.

Tony


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What's more likely? That an all-powerful mysterious god created the
universe and then decided not to give any proof of his existence? Or, that
he simply doesn't exist at all? And that we created him so that we wouldn't
have to feel so small and alone. -Eleanor Arroway, Contact

It's been anywhere between 20 and -12 degrees farenheit where I live for the
last two weeks. Will pushing my subs hard at that temperature hurt the
surrounds before they've had a chance to warm up? Should I listen at a
lower volume until they've come up in temp a little? 2 Soundstream EXACT10s
in an aperiodic box.

Tony

I've kinda been wondering the same thing about my deck/amp/speakers. We've
been having some record colds this year, and while not too cold compared to
some places (10-20 degrees), I have been wondering how this can affect
electronic equipement.

I remember when I worked on a ship in Alaska, I worked in the freezer hold
which was -30, and I brought my portable cd player down there with me a few
times... I would keep the cd player in the pocket of my freezer suit, but it
didn't take long for it to crap out on me.

Nick

On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 17:31:01 -0800, "Tony Fernandes"
wrote:

It's been anywhere between 20 and -12 degrees farenheit where I live for the
last two weeks. Will pushing my subs hard at that temperature hurt the
surrounds before they've had a chance to warm up? Should I listen at a
lower volume until they've come up in temp a little? 2 Soundstream EXACT10s
in an aperiodic box.

Tony

Yes! Especially, if they're rubber surrounds. They will start to
crack. A friend of mind asked me that same question. I told him to
wait a 1/2 hour or so until it warms up back there.

It's been anywhere between 20 and -12 degrees farenheit where I live for
the
last two weeks. Will pushing my subs hard at that temperature hurt the
surrounds before they've had a chance to warm up? Should I listen at a
lower volume until they've come up in temp a little? 2 Soundstream
EXACT10s
in an aperiodic box.

Tony

Yes! Especially, if they're rubber surrounds. They will start to
crack. A friend of mind asked me that same question. I told him to
wait a 1/2 hour or so until it warms up back there.

Most car rides are under half an hour. I think it's a bit silly to refrain
from using your car stereo in the wintertime.

(I live in the northeast and I've never ever run into this problem)

Mark Zarella wrote: "Most car rides are under half an hour. I think it's a
bit silly to refrain from using your car stereo in the wintertime."

You know, that's what I was thinking. It's only 15 minutes for me to get
from one side of town to the other!!

"(I live in the northeast and I've never ever run into this problem)"

Ahhh...personal testimony. This is what I was hoping to hear!!

Tony

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What's more likely? That an all-powerful mysterious god created the
universe and then decided not to give any proof of his existence? Or, that
he simply doesn't exist at all? And that we created him so that we wouldn't
have to feel so small and alone. -Eleanor Arroway, Contact

"Mark Zarella" wrote in message
...
It's been anywhere between 20 and -12 degrees farenheit where I live
for
the
last two weeks. Will pushing my subs hard at that temperature hurt the
surrounds before they've had a chance to warm up? Should I listen at a
lower volume until they've come up in temp a little? 2 Soundstream
EXACT10s
in an aperiodic box.

Tony

Yes! Especially, if they're rubber surrounds. They will start to
crack. A friend of mind asked me that same question. I told him to
wait a 1/2 hour or so until it warms up back there.

Most car rides are under half an hour. I think it's a bit silly to
refrain
from using your car stereo in the wintertime.

(I live in the northeast and I've never ever run into this problem)

Do you find that a half an hour of play time would be less damaging to your
speaker surrounds in cold weather then an hour or more of playing time? I'm
not sure were you're going with this?

In article , "Mark Zarella"
wrote:

Most car rides are under half an hour. I think it's a bit silly to refrain
from using your car stereo in the wintertime.

(I live in the northeast and I've never ever run into this problem)

Do you find that a half an hour of play time would be less damaging to
your
speaker surrounds in cold weather then an hour or more of playing time?
I'm
not sure were you're going with this?

No. Read what I was replying to. He said to wait a half hour before use.
I stated that most car rides are under a half hour.

Alright then, what are you saying then, Don't warm up your car, don't play
your system or what the heck and go for it ? What are your thoughts on this?


In article , "Mark Zarella"
wrote:
Do you find that a half an hour of play time would be less damaging to
your
speaker surrounds in cold weather then an hour or more of playing time?
I'm
not sure were you're going with this?

No. Read what I was replying to. He said to wait a half hour before use.
I stated that most car rides are under a half hour.

John J wrote: "Yes! Especially, if they're rubber surrounds. They will
start to crack. A friend of mind asked me that same question. I told him
to wait a 1/2 hour or so until it warms up back there."

I have also heard this, but never experienced it. Yes, they're rubber
surrounds.

Tony


--



What's more likely? That an all-powerful mysterious god created the
universe and then decided not to give any proof of his existence? Or, that
he simply doesn't exist at all? And that we created him so that we wouldn't
have to feel so small and alone. -Eleanor Arroway, Contact

"John J" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 17:31:01 -0800, "Tony Fernandes"
wrote:

It's been anywhere between 20 and -12 degrees farenheit where I live for
the
last two weeks. Will pushing my subs hard at that temperature hurt the
surrounds before they've had a chance to warm up? Should I listen at a
lower volume until they've come up in temp a little? 2 Soundstream
EXACT10s
in an aperiodic box.

Tony

Yes! Especially, if they're rubber surrounds. They will start to
crack. A friend of mind asked me that same question. I told him to
wait a 1/2 hour or so until it warms up back there.

"Tony Fernandes" wrote in
:

John J wrote: "Yes! Especially, if they're rubber surrounds. They
will start to crack. A friend of mind asked me that same question. I
told him to wait a 1/2 hour or so until it warms up back there."

I have also heard this, but never experienced it. Yes, they're rubber
surrounds.

Tony



Some peeps are in the habit of warming the car up before they set out
onthe road. I usually just turn the volume down before I leave my car at
night. When I get to the car its warm enough for me to turn the volume up
to an acceptable level. I dont lksten to music that loudly though. My
volume on my Alpine CDA-7892 is set between 9-12.
Just to be on the safe side.
Wasnt the O rings that failed around the shuttle columbia fuel boosters
rubber?
I would warm the car up first-
jeff

Some peeps are in the habit of warming the car up before they set out
onthe road. I usually just turn the volume down before I leave my car at
night. When I get to the car its warm enough for me to turn the volume up
to an acceptable level. I dont lksten to music that loudly though. My
volume on my Alpine CDA-7892 is set between 9-12.
Just to be on the safe side.
Wasnt the O rings that failed around the shuttle columbia fuel boosters
rubber?
I would warm the car up first-

You're comparing the conditions that a car subwoofer will face to the
conditions that a shuttle will face?

The engineers at these companies aren't stupid (there are a couple
exceptions though). They know what kind of climates the speakers will be
used in.

If your car has a trunk. The heater wont do jack for you. I just simply don't
use my system in temperatures less then -10c as recommended by most
manufactures and never had a problem.

Some peeps are in the habit of warming the car up before they set out
onthe road. I usually just turn the volume down before I leave my car at
night. When I get to the car its warm enough for me to turn the volume up
to an acceptable level. I dont lksten to music that loudly though. My
volume on my Alpine CDA-7892 is set between 9-12.
Just to be on the safe side.
Wasnt the O rings that failed around the shuttle columbia fuel boosters
rubber?
I would warm the car up first-
jeff

My take on this is I live in a very cold winter climate and never warm the
subs up first. I have been using Kicker subs exclusively for 6 years and
havent broke one yet. Like Mr Howdy said when there in the trunk what can ya
do? They DO sound different when its -10 outside.But never cracked.

"Captain Howdy" wrote in message
...

If your car has a trunk. The heater wont do jack for you. I just simply
don't
use my system in temperatures less then -10c as recommended by most
manufactures and never had a problem.

Some peeps are in the habit of warming the car up before they set out
onthe road. I usually just turn the volume down before I leave my car at
night. When I get to the car its warm enough for me to turn the volume up
to an acceptable level. I dont lksten to music that loudly though. My
volume on my Alpine CDA-7892 is set between 9-12.
Just to be on the safe side.
Wasnt the O rings that failed around the shuttle columbia fuel boosters
rubber?
I would warm the car up first-
jeff

(Captain Howdy) wrote in
:


If your car has a trunk. The heater wont do jack for you. I just
simply don't use my system in temperatures less then -10c as
recommended by most manufactures and never had a problem.

Some peeps are in the habit of warming the car up before they set out
onthe road. I usually just turn the volume down before I leave my car
at night. When I get to the car its warm enough for me to turn the
volume up to an acceptable level. I dont lksten to music that loudly
though. My volume on my Alpine CDA-7892 is set between 9-12.
Just to be on the safe side.
Wasnt the O rings that failed around the shuttle columbia fuel
boosters rubber?
I would warm the car up first-
jeff


Sorry forgot..
I have an SUV.
My sub is in the car with me.
I warm up my car first.
jeff

I feel the need to address this as no one else did; the O-rings that
failed were on the Challenger. You know, the one that blew up in 86? The
Columbia broke apart from excessive heat buildup due to damaged tiles on
its underside.

Brandonb


Jeff Albright wrote:

Wasnt the O rings that failed around the shuttle columbia fuel boosters
rubber?

"Tony Fernandes" wrote in message
...
It's been anywhere between 20 and -12 degrees farenheit where I live for
the
last two weeks. Will pushing my subs hard at that temperature hurt the
surrounds before they've had a chance to warm up? Should I listen at a
lower volume until they've come up in temp a little? 2 Soundstream
EXACT10s
in an aperiodic box.

Tony


--



What's more likely? That an all-powerful mysterious god created the
universe and then decided not to give any proof of his existence? Or,
that
he simply doesn't exist at all? And that we created him so that we
wouldn't
have to feel so small and alone. -Eleanor Arroway, Contact

most times if I turn on the CD player when it's cold the laser makes the CD
fog up, so I leave the system off or listen to the radio sans subs.