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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
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mofimadness
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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.
When I had my stores, that's the way we always broke in new speakers, except we used FM interstation noise, but same principle.
nycjlee OP
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Also, to be clear when you guys talk about connecting out of phase, we're talking about connecting one speaker properly + to + / - to - and the other pair in reverse + to - / - to +. Is that correct to cancel out the sound waves? Thx
rodman99999
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@nycjlee-  Correct!  As I said, " out of phase(with each other)".    
don_c55
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Relax!

Check speaker connections for proper relative phase (+ to + and - to- on each cable from amp to speaker), and absolute phase (reversing or not reversing both left and right channel  + - connections).

Just play music, and listen for sonic stability.

In time, all will be well, if you made a wise speaker choice.
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swampwalker
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You also might want to consider a used 2 channel receiver. You can then use the FM tuner for the music source.
Yep, good idea.  Or even the NAD 5.1 receiver/CD/DVD I am selling.  Just kidding... Not really...Well,sort of  ;-)

Most importantly, have fun and don't stress over something like this.  I wouldn't let a tube amp run unattended, but then again, I wouldn't stress over getting 450 hours on a pair of speakers before I thought they were broken in enough to enjoy. 
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