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Speaker break-in tips..

Volume level and recommended music. For my M20s I used my tuner when (on a jazz station) I wasn't home and played what I wanted to listen to when home. Would I be better off playing a cd when I'm not around, something dynamic like the soundtrack to Gladiator or the like? Maybe you can suggest a paricular piece of music? As far a volume goes: moderate (not ear bleeding levels, of course) is usually the best, but I was wondering if I kept my system playing through the night, at a low volume; would that be cool? My new Harmonic Precision, Caravelles should be here hopefully, in a couple of days. Thanks in advance.
peace, warren
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subaruguru
1,376 posts
 
Hi again, Warren. Most break-in is about woofer surrounds, then all driver spiders. Quickest exercise is to face speakers together a foot or so apart, ONE out of phase, and play anything dynamic for a few days. The bottom octave will fill in as the surrounds soften and the Fz lower, as will spiders so that crossover/driver responses approach their targets. Maybe tweeter domes break in too, but I'm not sure if that's just a psychoacoustic effect from spectral tilt changes as the OTHER drivers blossom lower in frequency. Have a nice vacation!
clueless
763 posts
 
I agree w/ subaruguru. Face the drivers out of phase. Put them closer than a foot if you want to. The closer you put them the softer you can likely play and get the same break in. When I break in drivers I clam-shell them directly together with c-clamps. I've got a half dozen in the garage going right now.

Cheers
I remain,
blkadr
739 posts
 
The info with my Totem 1s suggested low to moderate levels for the first hours, so it might be a good idea to take it easy for a while. Also, a mono signal should cancel more of the output when running one speaker out of phase.
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