Question to those believing in speaker break in

There is no reason to go to extravagant measures when running in new speakers. When I get new speakers I follow the REL subwoofer break in procedure which is not really that severe or time consuming. It worked perfectly for my REL subs and speakers too.

Find some music that has deep bass beats and sustained notes.

Play loudly for two straight hours.

Then play moderately loud for 12 straight hours.

Finished, now enjoy.

My REL subwoofers did increase in output over the next several months but not by much. The break in process works and if it works for subwoofers it should easily work for speakers and it does.

You can do as you wish of course but I cannot validate your proposed method.  Also as REL mentions you should not use pink or white noise.  Bass beats work best along with some sustained notes.  Find the title Atoms for Peace, perfect for the process.  

Do not exceed 50 mph for the first 500 miles.

Pop for the CD Bliss mentions ($20-$25).

You can play it with the out of phase thing and it will speed things up considerably.

Just be careful with the volume level (keep it lower).

Had mine for years.

DeKay

I’m of the camp of just “run em”

Some won’t really change and others come alive.

I had some Jbl 2226h’s that were so dead and dry and slowly came alive (mostly in the bass department).

With subs it depends also. I had Eminence Labs that never changed (not that I wished them too).

Called Eminence and they said there was no need to try and break them in they won’t change! Should’ve called first lolololol

@simna wrote:

How far apart should I put the speakers when placing them front to front and with reverse polarity on one of the speakers?
Somewhere I read 4 inches, but why not as close as you can? Totally together if you can?

A few inches apart should be fine. Try it out and see how much of a difference it makes with regard to their distance and the noise emitted. It doesn't matter in regards to the effect of break-in, that's only a function of how hard and/or long they're driven. Take care though not to work them too hard for extended periods of time, as the noise cancelling effect via the reversed polarity won't give you any real indication of their possible strain.