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Speaker break-in thoughts...

Picked up my replacement Va Bach Grands yesterday. Came home, set 'em up, fired 'em up just to make sure everything was working properly (at low volume, of course), and went away for an hour or so just to let them warm up a little.

When I came back to give a critical listen I heard a big difference from the original pair that I had returned about 5 hours earlier. The new ones sounded a bit thin and lifeless, just like the original pair did when I fired them up almost a month ago.

The originals were in my system for almost a month and were played at least 2-3 hours a day so they had about 75 hours on them I guess. They were just starting to have that full, rich sound that prompted me to buy them in the first place. I was really enjoying them yesterday morning for about 4 hours.

Now I guess I'll just have to listen for another month again to hear the new ones blossom - well worth the wait IMO! Also, can't wait to hear them with a new set of Eichmann cables I have on order. I think I will wait until the bloom happens to hook the cables up (if I can!) so I can evaluate the differences fairly.

Oh, and as far as speaker break-in is concerned, I'll put my lot in with the believers. Until I learn differently for myself, of course.


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Topic - Speaker break-in thoughts... - pkats 06:56:47 04/12/07 (39)
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