Do driver manufacturers run new production drivers for hundreds of hours to "break in" before testing?
Yes, most manufacturers will also provide break in guidelines. For example, my JBL 230's took about 80 hours before they sounded "right":
Break In Failed
There is a new set of speakers on the way and after looking for tips on speaker break in, the topic hits left me smirking.
Good advice like face the speakers and wire one out of phase, use heavy blankets and leave on 24-7 for weeks.
The amusing part was exercising them at ~90dB for excursion during away hours. My current speakers have seen that level in my apartment for maybe an hour in the years since owning them. Did I fail at break in protocol?
I anticipate feedback recommendations of connect and enjoy the music after leaving them on for a couple of weeks at my normal listening levels, which has served me well in the past.
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Geezus…Blankets, Out of phase wiring, positioning, Seems like a hell of a lotta effort for something your not going to listen to…my question is, how do you even know if all that does anything beneficial if your not listening to the speakers from jump street? Fwiw, enjoy them from day 1 and just leave them playing when not home. edit to add: |
@gs5556 some actually do. When I got mine, the fellow said let em play for a few days when you go to work.
@onhwy61 ^100%^ But they should sound “pretty great” right away. The Mrs says, “They sound good… stop moving them around.” If they don’t sound pretty good right away, then they probably aren’t. |
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