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Acoustic Zen Adagio break-in questions....

Can you Adagio owners share your break-in experiences? I have had them on for a few days now and they seemed to start out sounding pretty good, then kind of closed up a bit...somewhat like a good Bordeaux closing down. They sounded a bit more open to start with and now sound a bit boxy. I have tried both short and long wall placement and they seem to be best on the long wall. About 3 feet out from the wall behind them, 7' apart and from the side walls one is 6' and the other is 11'.
whatjd
whatjd OP
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Well, I am happy to say that the "schizophrenic period" for my Adagio break in time seems to have ended....wow it was Sybil there for a while....sounding awkward all the time but in different ways. Sometime after the 100 hour point they started to sound musical, but tight...like many new audio pieces will..but they now sound like they need to be broken in rather than sold.
whatjd OP
1,139 posts
 
...the Adagios have suttled into a very musical growth process as the hours build. Fun to have a speaker that just becomes more enjoyable on a daily basis. Now when I am cooking or doing something in another room...I am often drawn into the music room because of what these speakers are doing.
rodman99999
6,159 posts
 
Try hooking the cable to one speaker reversed, and placing the speakers close and facing each other. The out of phase sound waves will cancel to a degree and you can turn them up more without going quite so nuts. The longer the excursion/higher the voltage the faster they will burn/break in. The discs recommended are the ticket. Brown, white or pink noise(or all three as available on the Irrational But Efficacious CD).
buda
46 posts
 
Hello,

I just got a pair of Adagios and would like to know how you set them up (from walls, toe in, etc.)

Thanks
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