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friends are telling me that it is not good for my sub to push it when it is cold. it is winter now and it it in the -10's always now, my car is in the garage most of the time, but it is still cold. is it true that it is bad for me to push my sub?

 
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Yes it is bad for the sub it can tear or break.

 
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hmmm when i had mine my system would always last longer in the winter cause my amp was cool but i never heard about the sub thing!

 
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I for one have had subs distort when its VERY cold. So then running them hard when they are distorting would be a

 
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but if you have a sealed box, after running it low for about 10-15 minutes, the heat it generates will warm it up. you just don't want the rubber surround to be brittle and break.

in cabin speakers can break too.

 
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im sure if you run it from straight cold to full blast it can have an effect, but im also sure if you let it run al low volumes for a little bit youll be better off... personally, i live in miami so i have no experiecnce with the effects of cold on anything

 
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my subs may have broke because of the cold weather, but then again i had bad subs, so maybe they were just poor quality...better be safe and let everything warm up alittle bit

 
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horseshit

 
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I live in upstate NY. I have a pair of SoundStream SPL 12's that I used from high school till about 2 years ago (1995 - 2001). Up here at times it gets -20 to -30 Farenheight. Personally I never worried about it or thought about it. ..... and I have never had a problem. They still work great and I am giving them to my brother, he turns 16 soon. I moved on to the Eclipse Aluminums ... going for more SQ.

 
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i was thinking the same thing, but, remember that things are affected by temperatures so until i see it with my own eye, i am opinionless

 
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i don't really hear distortion, but my speakers are quieter at first. why? not getting the full excursion.

am i going to test this too much? no, i don't need to be buying new subs all the time. but i bet in a ported box it could be a problem.