Thiel Owners

new mid driver burn in?   I recently received my pair of scan-speak 10F "13M replacement" from Madisound for my beloved 3.5s

I've taken a bunch of pink noise and vocal sample recordings at different distances with a decent condenser mic for future comparison.  Now it's time to install and I'm wondering - should I run them free-air with a burn in program or playlist before installing?   Should I install and run a burn in - or just put them in, screw it and listen to music??   

There are more pressing questions to ponder I know - but your collective wisdom appreciated.


@tomthiel -Thanks you so much for 'telling tales out of school' and letting us behind the scenes at the company who's products we love and admire.

I personally just threw it in and turned on the music

Yea - you get what you get, and it gets better. Burn-in is relevant to reviewers to assess what a real listener will live with over time. I would love to hear if you find any measurable differences between fresh and burned in.

@jafant No, I haven’t played with the fuses. Until the CS2.4, my tweaks were on the low budget end (mini-sandbox for my TT, cables on wood blocks, and the Ayre IBE disc). With the FST-sourced crossovers, it seemed very likely that an upgrade in parts quality would yield sonic benefits. Indeed, that is what I heard. The Ayre is such a great piece, I doubt I’ll ever afford anything better. Please let me know if you play with ultra fuses.

Thoft, are you importing your luxman yourself? A while back I did some research and noticed a significant price savings if you can live with the voltage adjustment and warranty. Which model did you order?