Ohm Walsh vs. Mirage OMD 28

If you can put your CD player on repeat with some varied music, that would be great. I know neighbors don't always appreciate it, but if you don't have that to deal with, then you should be good to go. The CD player itself will not care.

I did that last weekend with my Ohm's, I was away for part of the weekend, so I cranked them up a bit, CD on repeat. Every little bit helps, especially if you only have 2 weeks to do it! If I could, I would do it during the day too with my 3000's, but my wife works from home. Shame she can't enjoy music all day.

The break-in time is another example of what makes trying the Ohm's so great, you can't get any better than the amount of time John gives you to test run a pair!

Could be that the Mirage's won't need that much break-in time, some speakers do, others don't. At least you should be able to get some sort of flavour that they will bring to the table. Enjoy, Tim

I have this one cd with this one particular track that lasts about 5 minutes and goes from deepest tones to highest frequencies. Supposedly "cleans up" the entire system, removes static, whatever...I think it actually works... May not hurt to play that track over and over :-)

You will really want to be gone when you are going through that one! Yikes! Make sure to check your gain on your amp before you leave. Tim

I have read of some who face the speakers toward each other (against each other so to speak) when breaking them in so as to cancel out the sound or even going as far as throwing a blanket over them when not listening to them so as to not annoy neighbors.

If you are concerned about your CD player, go buy a cheap one to play when you are not listening to them.

If I had rca interconnects, I would use one of my dvd players...but now with xlr its a different story...I wouldnt even mind the break in, makes it all the more rewarding once the speakers open up, if it wasnt for the short return policy. It's pretty cool that the Ohm is offering such a long trial period...I can already tell that Mirages are a bit less efficient than my Hyperions, and might benefit from a high power amplifier, even though my integrated seem to do a decent job with them.