Speaker Break-in
A search brings up lots of good, past discussion on this subject, so I have a good idea how to go about this. I have new speakers coming next, the manufacturer says this: "You shouldn't need a break in period the surrounds are already very compliant," In turn, the dealer says this: "Yes, just about every speaker needs break-in, less so than other models as they don’t feature internal amplification, but they’ll still benefit from a couple hundred hours of break in"
Speakers are Legacy Signature Se...Any thoughts?
One great way to break in a pair of speakers is to play Ayre's Irrational but Efficacious! System Enhancement Disc. It consists of short and long glide tones, white, pink, brown noise, mono brown noise, and out of phase brown noise. Be mindful of the volume as you'll see your mid and bass drivers dance about.
All the best, |
I have owned many pairs of speakers over the years and all benefitted from break in. I use the Isotek System Enhancement CD to break in all my equipment. An easy way to break in speakers is to have them facing each other and wired out of phase. You can crank the volume without it being very loud and it gives the woofer surrounds a great work out. I have never blown any speaker. |
@stereo5 - I just ordered the Ayre Cardas System Enhancement Disc Ver. 1.2 before I saw your suggestion of the Isotek System Enhancement CD. It looks perform similar functions. |
The testing the vendor would do prior to shipping which likely includes a burn in test, i.e. play loud for a few hours to ensure no failures will do almost all break in. At moderate volume, there will be measurable changes for a few hours more but audible? That is questionable. People break in more than speakers. We adapt. |
