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Seas Millennium Break-in time

Hi I just bought some new Tyler Acoustics Signature Monitors .The Seas tweeter is supposed to sound a little on the poor side until about 200 hours. Is this speaker(which is on it's way) really that bad until the 200 hour mark or is it not bad out of the box but improves some over the next 200 hours? How would you recommend breaking them in...playing them around the clock for 8 days at a moderate level or infrequently over two months or so...at a louded level? I am looking for a time & level that is best & what to expect out of the box. Tyler claims he player the speaker for 24 hours to ensure everything was operating properly.

Thanks

Bill
audiopath49
audiopath49 OP
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Thanks for your various responses.I have one of those Ayre/Cardas tone producing CDs that seems to make a very subtle difference in my system if I play the last track every couple of months or so.Are you saying that repeatedly playing it would either help or shorten the break-in process?

B) Should one play the speakers at a low or moderate levels when breaking them in?

Thanks

Bill
tomryan
797 posts
 
Ummm, I'm a little confused as to what in a tweeter would take 200 hours. I can understand (and have experienced) woofers taking quite a bit of time to break in.

However, here's a good way to break in the entire speaker:

Face them toward each other a few inches apart and wire one speaker out of phase. Play a burn-in CD or one with wide dynamic range and frequency response and set the player on "Repeat". Set the volume level moderately high and then cover the outsides of the speakers with blankets and stuff to reduce the sound. Let them run however long you like.
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hedgehog
185 posts
 
I only play the Cardas/Ayre CD about once a month. But, as far as "breaking in" goes, I didn't do anything special. I simply listened to music at whatever level is appropriate for my mood, time of day, material, etc. I don't know if the Millenium is being broken in, or not. Like anything electronic, the speaker has wire and other parts in the crossover and internal cabling...these do "break in". Just set the speakers up and enjoy...
digsmithd
913 posts
 
there is a component breakin track on the disk...but it lasts for 1 and a half minutes.xlo burnin lasts longer.claims that these tracks completely burnin at all frequencie extremes using brown,pink noise.i say get a fm tuner so you dont have to repeat your cd player...like i did,shagrin!
gregm
3,409 posts
 
In pink noise the amplitude is inversely proportional to the frequency ASAIK, so little goes to the tweets.

But still, 200hrs of playing? Strange.
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