I will add this bit of recent learning on the Fyne 704 speakers. They need break in and I can tell you with 100% confidence that break in is very real with these speakers. At about the 110 hour mark they started becoming more open and boxless in their sound. At around 150 hours they started sounding far more resolving. The improvement was jaw dripping and happened seemingly in an instant. Very strange experience, but it was real.
I am now just over 300 hours or so and the sound remains open, resolved and remarkably dynamic. The depth of stage is the best I have ever heard adding to the speaker’s wonderful sense of realism. I have heard total break in is up to 800 hours. I have not heard that much additional change after 200-225 hours, but we will see.
I also spent 2.5 hours one afternoon with the help of a local dealer/music lover who helped me position these to extract the very most out of them. All I can say is wow!
He ended up bringing them further into the room by some 6-8 inches. He commented we were hearing the reflected sound off the fireplace wall behind the speakers. By moving the speakers further away from that wall we began hearing the speaker and not the wall! He also increased the amount of toe-in pretty dramatically. The tweeters are now pointing almost at my ears!
Tiny 1/8-1/4 inch adjustments on toe-in and distance between the speakers were making nice incremental sound improvements.
To say I am thrilled is an understatement. My expectations have been exceeded!
