a simple yet stupid ? question

Use the Ayre Acoustics "Irrational But Efficacious" disc. Put on track 7 ( Cardas sweep tone ), hit repeat and play it at a volume that is reasonably high yet safe for your equipment. Be forewarned that this track is capable of not only damaging your system, but also shaking things in your room / off of the wall if your speakers are capable of it.

I don't know of any other method that is as efficient, effective and simple to use. It can be VERY annoying to listen to though, so it works best if everyone is out of the house, etc... The longer that you can use it continuously, the better the results. This will work out the entire system. Sean
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PS... Thanks to Bob Bundus for turning me onto this disc.

Higher volumes require greater voltage and current, which in turn causes greater thermal rise and stress.

As far as different "phases" of break-in go, there is only one that takes place. This may take a day or two of extreme use or a very extended period of time of very light duty use. That's why i said to use this disc ( or a similar method ) at a volume that is pretty high yet safe, and to do it for an extended period of time. This gets most of the initial "break in" done in rapid fashion over a short period of time. Others may agree or disagree with this, but it is what i've found to work not only quite well, but also quite consistently. Sean
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