Due to elderly relatives I'm caring for, LOUD is not an option at any time. Great for others though, thanks for the info. Luckily, I've learned to be very patient with equipment break- in. If it takes 6 months at low volume, so be it. And yes, I know the speakers have a 45 day return policy. I'll cross that bridge if I come to it. There are more important things in life to get stressed about.
Caladan Break-in
This is the voice of experience speaking…. Caladan speakers are like a fine wine, they get better with time – with break-in time. My Caladans are much better now than when they came out of the boxes, and the improvements are well worth waiting for!
They also benefit from the right type of break-in. I talked to designer Clayton Shaw by phone, and he told me that the best approach is to run them several times at fairly loud volume levels (while your spouse is at the grocery store) for 30 minutes or so. Not “crazy high volume,” but louder than you normally listen to. He felt that these high-volume sessions help the cause more than playing them for 24 hours at low volume levels.
I posted “My Caladan Impressions” here a few weeks ago: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/my-caladan-impressons
At that time, my Caladans had 160 hours on them, but 120 of those were at low volume, 24 hours per day. From 120 hours on, I did several sessions using Clayton’s suggestion and it really did help the process. I now have around 200 hours on them, and they continue to improve. They are even better now – to a noticeable degree – than they were when I posted my impressions. These very impressive speakers. Your patience will be rewarded!
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