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Break In Failed

There is a new set of speakers on the way and after looking for tips on speaker break in, the topic hits left me smirking.

Good advice like face the speakers and wire one out of phase, use heavy blankets and leave on 24-7 for weeks.

The amusing part was exercising them at ~90dB for excursion during away hours. My current speakers have seen that level in my apartment for maybe an hour in the years since owning them. Did I fail at break in protocol?

I anticipate feedback recommendations of connect and enjoy the music after leaving them on for a couple of weeks at my normal listening levels, which has served me well in the past.

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holmz
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If they do not sound great in 20 minutes, send em back.

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in" before testing, or do they test them right off the assembly line?

@gs5556 some actually do.

When I got mine, the fellow said let em play for a few days when you go to work.
They are pretty broken in now.

 

How can anyone optimize loudspeaker performance within 20 minutes? Figuring out preferences for room placement, toe-in and tilt takes a little bit of time.

@onhwy61 ^100%^

But they should sound “pretty great” right away.
I have had mine for a while, and each move results in a few months of subtle moving them around before it gets as good as they can in the room.

The Mrs says, “They sound good… stop moving them around.”

If they don’t sound pretty good right away, then they probably aren’t.
Thy only get better and optimised within the room. They do not go from bad to great… IME.

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