I was wondering what the process would be to breaking in a new pair of speakers? Should I set the volume high for awhile or gradually up the volume through time and what amount of time that might be?
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Just turn on the music and listen. They are ready to go.
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I would recommend plugging them and listening right out of the box. Listen at moderate to louder volumes, making sure you use sufficiently powered amplifiers. Listen to varied material using the full range of frequencies.
Do not, under any circumstances, play Celine Dion.
CHRIS
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Point one due north and the other at Halle Berry's house, play a 517 Hz tone at 69 dB for 2 minutes. . .
Seriously though, just turn on the music - at a reasonable volume - and enjoy.
Oh, and don't play Celine Dion. No matter what..
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No worries there...lol....no worries!....Originally posted by Chris D
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Want to try something different? here is something I came across:
With normal setup set volume to moderately loud level.
Next, turn amp off. On one speaker, reverse the cables that is hook up - to +.
Place speakers on floors facing each other, grill to grill. That is face to face as close as you can. Turn on amp again to same volume - you will be amazed how they cancel each other out and emit very little sound. You can do this if you want to put some hours on them but don't want to hear the music all day or night long. I read this was one way to speed up the break in process. Take it for what it's worth.....Comment
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Monitor Audio also suggest this for their speakers as well.Originally posted by gianniJayComment
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Never have wiser and truer words been spoken (or typed) :B :BOriginally posted by Chris DTonyComment
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Originally posted by Kal Rubinson
Over simplified, but yes, enjoy them from the get-go ! Most dynamic / piston voice coil drivers do 'break-in' over a period of 20-100hrs. They are a electromechanical devices afterall ! Whereas the panels of a Martin Logan Electrostatic for example do not exibihit this characteristic.
keep in mind that for someone to say it takes 'hundreds' of hrs, that is pretty much pure BS, for nobody has the ability to critically retain that amount of auditory memory for that long a period of time. You are merely 'becoming accustomed' to the sound.Dave
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.Originally posted by twitch54
I can understand break-in on an engine where parts seat together and develop specific wear patterns to mating parts, but what parts in a speaker must wear in or seat together?
Surely the speaker surround doesn't loosen up too much or what would stop it from continuing to loosen up past the initial period?There are some things which are impossible to know, but it is impossible to know which things these are. :scratchhead:
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Originally posted by whoaru99
One's definition of the above can be seen / heard as the 'break-in' period.
But the fact that it Is mechanical, does make it suspect / percieved to those with the "Golden Ear"DaveComment
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