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Thread: Freezing weather + audio equipment = ???? |
    
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 07:28 pm: |
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hey everyone, its the winter months now and being from Canada it gets pretty damn cold out here. I was wondering if freezing temperatures affect amps and subs. Since I don't have a hatchback, there's never any heat in the trunk. would this be a big problem or should I just take it easy on those cold days??
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Bronze Member Username: Taylor17
Kopperl,
Texas
Post Number: 21
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 07:39 pm: |
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As long as you let your equiptment warm up it should be fine. Taking it easy wouldn't hert either:-) |
Bronze Member Username: _andrew_
Post Number: 14
Registered: Nov-04
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| Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 10:42 am: |
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You ought to be able to tell when your subs need to warm up on those cold days. They'll sound tight & unresponsive.
I haven't had any problems yet, but I haven't been bumpin' on the -30 days.
Where in Canada are you? |
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| Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 12:44 pm: |
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I'm from little old Charlottetown, PEI. how bout you? |
Silver Member Username: Carguy
Post Number: 993
Registered: Nov-04
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| Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 01:23 pm: |
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Cold weather WILL affect your sub/amp/tweeters etc. You will notice that on warm days (summer), the bass and highs will pound and sound sharper. When it's freezing, the bass will sound a bit slow along with tweeters producing some distortion. It happens to me all the time when it's below -15 out. |
Bronze Member Username: _andrew_
Post Number: 17
Registered: Nov-04
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| Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 02:25 pm: |
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Near Barrie, Ontario. Getting ploughed with snow today. . . |
Bronze Member Username: Taylor17
Kopperl,
Texas
Post Number: 22
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 05:27 pm: |
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Hay Isaac, how cold does it have to be befor it start's to effect my stuff. I live in Texas so it doesn't get below 20 degrees much. |
Gold Member Username: Carguy
Post Number: 1007
Registered: Nov-04
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| Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 06:24 pm: |
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In my car, when outside hits -15C or lower, my tweeters start to distort, 18" sub respond slower and produce less bass, the amp seems to put out less power etc. But once the inside cabin warms up to room temp, everything's back to normal. |
Bronze Member Username: Taylor17
Kopperl,
Texas
Post Number: 27
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 06:29 pm: |
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Ok thank's. I was just wondering, and it doesn't get that cold here so I don't have to wory.:-) |
