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Acoustic Zen Adagio break-in questions....

Can you Adagio owners share your break-in experiences? I have had them on for a few days now and they seemed to start out sounding pretty good, then kind of closed up a bit...somewhat like a good Bordeaux closing down. They sounded a bit more open to start with and now sound a bit boxy. I have tried both short and long wall placement and they seem to be best on the long wall. About 3 feet out from the wall behind them, 7' apart and from the side walls one is 6' and the other is 11'.
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whatjd OP
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Audiojedi.....thanks. I went away for a few hours today and put on my old XLO break-in cd. Did cuts 6, 7 &8...which is a freq. sweep from bottom to top, a deep bass note ment to de-mag cables and then a 6 min bit of white noise. Well...I get home and they do sound better..as you say, I have many more hours to go..but this gives me some hope.
whatjd OP
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Well, I am happy to say that the "schizophrenic period" for my Adagio break in time seems to have ended....wow it was Sybil there for a while....sounding awkward all the time but in different ways. Sometime after the 100 hour point they started to sound musical, but tight...like many new audio pieces will..but they now sound like they need to be broken in rather than sold.
whatjd OP
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...the Adagios have suttled into a very musical growth process as the hours build. Fun to have a speaker that just becomes more enjoyable on a daily basis. Now when I am cooking or doing something in another room...I am often drawn into the music room because of what these speakers are doing.
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