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The 500 has arrived! Time for a bit of fun...
...I've put the old Rumble 100 V2 in one of the pictures. Amazing how loud (& how much lighter!) the 500 is.
Well, just for gits & shiggles, you could connect the FX Send/Pre Amp Out of one Rumble to the Power Amp In/FX Return (OR to the Input) of the other Rumble with an instrument cable and get some some 2x10"+1x15" tone going! I'm sure that the Pre Amp Out of the 100 to the FX Return of the of the 500 will be totally controlled by the 100 without any special settings on either. I'm not so sure about vice versa, but am curious to find out. Per Fender recommendation, going into the Input of either will require lowering the Gain on the 500 if using it's Input, OR pressing IN the Passive/Active Select button on the 100 if using it's Input, and lowering the EQ on whichever is using the Input.
Experiment with those four configurations to get something you really, really like the sound of. You may find some wonderful tones that you can't get with either one alone!
Rumble On!
All of those have nothing to do with speakers
Thieves could break in(to) the room too!
What You would be measuring is the sound travelling in different materials. (temp, hence pressure of air) And reflections.
Just add some nitrogen for EQ!
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Nope. Take the speaker outside, let it cool down (make sure it's not below freezing and that make sure that there's no condensation), bring it inside, play. Then let it warm up. Play again. It will sound different and the difference will be noticeable.
Much more noticeable than the mythical break-in.
I recalled what one manufacturer explained as the reason for recommending break-in and letting the speakers run for a while (before deciding to return them for example). Since you're not used to their sound, they may sound bad at first. As you listen to them, you discover their sound signature and get a feel for them and decide that they're worth it after all, even if you thought they were complete crap at first.
That's not speakers breaking in, that's your brain breaking in to those speakers.
Much more noticeable than the mythical break-in.
I recalled what one manufacturer explained as the reason for recommending break-in and letting the speakers run for a while (before deciding to return them for example). Since you're not used to their sound, they may sound bad at first. As you listen to them, you discover their sound signature and get a feel for them and decide that they're worth it after all, even if you thought they were complete crap at first.
That's not speakers breaking in, that's your brain breaking in to those speakers.
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That is still sounds like moving cold air (speaker surface) vs warm.
But makes sense if the cone materials change stiffness significantly with temperature. Which would be a really bad material choice IMO.
Also, never use any electronics that's cold inside a warm room. Condensation is not our friend.
But makes sense if the cone materials change stiffness significantly with temperature. Which would be a really bad material choice IMO.
Also, never use any electronics that's cold inside a warm room. Condensation is not our friend.
Exactly. I'd use the wording brain instead of ears. Ears breaking in would mean permanent hearing loss!
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You're right. I changed the word ears to brain.
As for the stiffness, it would be an even worse material choice if new material became significantly softer after being used for a moment. To me it would imply it's breaking, not just breaking in. At least stiffness changes that follow temperature are reversible.
As for the stiffness, it would be an even worse material choice if new material became significantly softer after being used for a moment. To me it would imply it's breaking, not just breaking in. At least stiffness changes that follow temperature are reversible.
Let's hope so, I've seen materials permanently change attributes with temperature. Specially rubbers getting fragile.
Speaking of speaker break-in, I noticed my Rumble was sounding particularly good yesterday at band rehearsal. I think the speakers are breaking in nicely.
Well, I assumed temperature changes that are not extreme and within operating temperature range.
Both are real. They're not mutually exclusive.
Alex Clabber - owner, engineer of Barefaced Audio posted the following in the same thread you mentioned:
Cab break-in ...
Last time I broke in to a cab, the driver had taken all the $ with him. Or are we talkin' 'bout sumpin' else?
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You're a man of few words, donnie. How about telling everyone here a bit about yourself, such as your bass experience in general and your Rumble journey in particular? =1118826&c[users]=Don21480&o=date']You've already begun to fit right in here, since we have all kinds. But we all love to ... ... ...
Rumble On!
I thought people with used Rumbles got used numbers!
Yeah, ... Yah, I guess we coulda tried that. Ummm ... But ... ya know, Miley, ... there's a whole lotta, ... like, ... used Rumbles, huh? I mean, like, from Rumblers moving up to bigger ones from littler ones, ya know, and selling their little ones ? And .... well, ... what with our policy of "once a Rumbler, ... well, always, ... like ... a Rumbler", ya know, 'cuz well like, Rumblers sell 'em and then they try to turn in their number, ... but I'm, like, uh-uh, no take backs .. I dunno, maybe they think they're gonna get, like, sumpin' better, ya know, ... I dunno, ya know ... but everything else just costs more without soundin' better, so ... like, they end up just getting another Rumble, but, like ... lucky for them, they still got their same ol' number, insteada running through a whole buncha new numbers ever times they's getting a whole buncha new Rumbles, 'cuz, ... like, then we'd be runnin' thru numbers like grease thru a goose, er sumpthin'... well, and then, like ... out there in the either, ... like, in space 'n' stuff, ... there's, like, this whole heckuva buncha lotta new unused numbers just, ... like, ya know, ... kinda, like, floatin' around out there ... they're not doin' nothin' ... so, maybe, like, ... why knot just give ever' new member, like, their very own new forever number, huh? ... like, for oncet and for all time, ... so, like we don't go wastin' 'em or nothing... so, like, ... there's enough for ever body in the whole worldt to ... ... ... you know, like, Rumble On! ... or something, ... Maybe? Whadaya think? 
This little guy followed me home the other day. 
After a host of Rumbles in the past, two Stage 800s and a Rumble 800, I've finally come back to the fold with this ivory 500. I've run the gamut of amps and cabs from high dollar boutique separates to high priced combos. They've all been great in their own right, but I have always had a soft spot for Rumbles. Light, functional, and the ability to dial in a great sound of you are familiar with the Fender tone stack. Glad to be back!
After a host of Rumbles in the past, two Stage 800s and a Rumble 800, I've finally come back to the fold with this ivory 500. I've run the gamut of amps and cabs from high dollar boutique separates to high priced combos. They've all been great in their own right, but I have always had a soft spot for Rumbles. Light, functional, and the ability to dial in a great sound of you are familiar with the Fender tone stack. Glad to be back!
