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Quicken the burn in time for new speakers by using a cheaper SS amp?

I'm in the process of buying a new pair of speakers and I would like to burn them in quickly without using my main tube amp (I'm new to the tube amp scene, but it's my understanding that you should not run a tube amps for very long periods) and by running them for longer periods using a much cheaper SS amp.  I'm thinking about using a cheap $125 Integrated Yamaha Amp http://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-R-S201BL-2-Channel-Stereo-Receiver/dp/B00F0H88SY/ref=sr_1_1?s=electroni....  The new speakers are going to run me about $3K.  I'm willing to buy the cheaper amp just to burn in the new speakers.  Any advice or comments would be appreciated.  
nycjlee
rcprince
3,073 posts
 
Agree with Rich.  Also, the Yamaha might not be up to handling the load presented by your new speakers, depending on what they are.  What are the speakers?  If they have an impedance of 4 ohms or less, can the Yamaha handle that without breaking down?
xti16
1,525 posts
 
IMO I would use a SS amp to burn in. When I had my Octave and needed to break in new speakers I borrowed a SS amp to run them 7/24 for 450 hrs (approx 19 days). When I went to work I didn't want any output tube failures even though Octave has a fantastic protection circuit. I had several SED 6550 and EL34 failures but I did get my Octave just before the shut down the plant in Russia for quality problems. SED were the stock tubes. Not all tube amps have have protection circuits like Octave but use a resistor that will burn when a tube arcs over.
jea48
4,446 posts
 

I wouldn’t want to leave a tube power amp left unattended for hours on end. I also can’t see the clock running wasting tube life of the power tubes. Average life of power tubes being around 1500 to 2000 hours.

The solid state amp sounds like the way to go to break-in the new speakers. Not sure I would go with the cheap amp you are considering buying though. Why not buy a better quality used amp for just a little bit more money.

You also might want to consider a used 2 channel receiver. You can then use the FM tuner for the music source.

If you have a B&M dealer in your town you want to check if he has any used equipment he has taken in on trade in.

You can also pick up a great used 5.1 A/V receiver cheap.



nycjlee OP
286 posts
 
I'm considering a decent used amp as well.  Thanks for the input guys.  
rodman99999
6,158 posts
 
What jea48 said, plus 1.     Buy an old stereo receiver and tune it to a rap station(a heavy bass genre).    Place your speakers close together, hook them up out of phase(with each other) and facing one another, with a blanket over them.  Much of the sound will cancel out that way and not drive you crazy.
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