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In Reply to: "breaking-in" new speakers posted by surgeonx on September 20, 2001 at 05:38:46:
Play music at moderate levels. A tuner is helpful here. Break-in time varies widely, although most speakers will be about 90% "there" after 20-40 hours or so. A very few may need only 10 hours, and others over 100 hours.You will notice that the midrange seems to relax with time, the bass tightens up and deepens, and the treble looses its grainy sound. Also, voices will appear to become more centered in space, along with other improvements in soundstaging.
Some people think this is all imaginary, but to a larger or smaller degree, I have heard this in all the speakers I've owned (>20).
Jim's suggestion left out one detail: wire one speaker out of phase (reverse the + and - wires). Then place the speakers just far enough apart so the cones don't touch, and cover both speakers with a blanket. Almost no sound will be heard, so break-in can proceed uninterrupted for days.
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