If 30 hours of run time assured a better-sounding product upon start-up, rest assured they would do it. - hukkfinn

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

Count me in - Hunt 10:10:15 04/15/07 (0)

A myth that Mfgs perpetuate because... - hifi heretic 11:55:33 04/14/07 (11)

If 30 hours of run time assured a better-sounding product upon start-up, rest assured they would do it. - hukkfinn 13:34:57 04/20/07 (0)

Here's a thought.... - Ozzy 10:06:20 04/15/07 (0)

its not a myth breakin is not the same for every transducer - Kloss 06:26:58 04/15/07 (0)

Your reasoning and experiment are faulty - madisonears 16:02:40 04/14/07 (7)

I run in loudspeakers for 100 hours - Kloss 06:35:48 04/15/07 (0)

Agreed - Craiger56 17:24:29 04/14/07 (2)

Re: Agreed - hifi heretic 17:37:12 04/14/07 (1)

Re: Agreed - Craiger56 23:39:45 04/14/07 (0)

Re: Your reasoning and experiment are faulty - hifi heretic 16:58:43 04/14/07 (2)

There's no converting a heretic, but here goes... - madisonears 19:01:21 04/14/07 (0)

Gallo was REASONABLY honest about break-in requirements of their Ref 3s. - Dave Pogue 17:18:47 04/14/07 (0)

I keep waiting for someone to make some before and after recordings. - Guth 18:11:37 04/12/07 (0)

No question about it... - Jimmy C. 15:24:38 04/12/07 (0)

Von Schweikert Goes One Step Further .... - ka7niq 14:10:21 04/12/07 (0)

Here's the GR Research data.... - jonbee 12:17:06 04/12/07 (10)

Dumbest test ever! (10 seconds break in ... compared with 20 hours break-in!) - Richard BassNut Greene 07:31:21 04/13/07 (9)

Really? - Danny 10:55:32 04/14/07 (2)

Changes in driver parameters only SUGGEST changes in frequency response that COULD be audible by SOME people - Richard BassNut Greene 07:34:20 04/17/07 (1)

Hilarious - Danny 16:28:39 04/18/07 (0)

I think you should read the whole thing... - jonbee 08:15:40 04/13/07 (5)

I read the whole thing... - Guth 11:23:22 04/13/07 (4)

Here's the connection: the electrical parameters interact with the xovers... - jonbee 13:00:32 04/13/07 (3)

Re: Here's the connection: the electrical parameters interact with the xovers... - Guth 13:59:01 04/13/07 (2)

Only your own ears can tell you that. (nt) - jonbee 15:23:21 04/13/07 (1)

Which pretty much brings us back to square one. - Guth 16:26:49 04/13/07 (0)

Re: Speaker break-in thoughts... - Craiger56 11:08:43 04/12/07 (0)

Re: Speaker break-in thoughts... - middleground 09:55:28 04/12/07 (0)

This topic has beeen beaten to death here... - jonbee 09:08:16 04/12/07 (0)

Speaker break-in takes 10 minutes if not already done at the factory during quality control testing - Richard BassNut Greene 07:47:05 04/12/07 (8)

No. - markrohr 04:13:38 04/13/07 (0)

You obviously haven't purchased a new pair of Gallo Nuc Ref 3s - David S. 15:12:38 04/12/07 (1)

That's for sure. - Dave Pogue 14:54:11 04/14/07 (0)

Re: - gentlegiantfan 12:31:56 04/12/07 (0)

Your comments on the GR research data posted above??(nt) - jonbee 12:20:34 04/12/07 (0)

I've gone from saying that something sounds "musical" to just "pleasing", at least to my ears... nt - Dman 08:12:41 04/12/07 (0)

Re: Speaker break-in takes 10 minutes if not already done at the factory during quality control testing - mattcecil1@yahoo.com 08:11:56 04/12/07 (1)

Didn't want to start another war here... - pkats 14:11:57 04/12/07 (0)

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If 30 hours of run time assured a better-sounding product upon start-up, rest assured they would do it. - hukkfinn 13:34:57 04/20/07 (0)