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Do speakers take time to warm up?

For example, if my stereo is on and has been on for weeks, and then I connect speakers that have been sitting idle for a few weeks, do the speakers sound better after an hour of being played?  Whats going on?  Is it the caps in the crossover, the drivers, the ferrofluid in the tweeters?  All of the above?
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erik_squires
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I am reminded somewhat of the work some companies have done with battery biased crossovers.  Wonder if they were onto something?? :)
erik_squires
16,592 posts
 
Based on my experience, if this happens, it's the caps.

I have never heard a speaker go "backwards" but then, I've not really experimented in this particular fashion.

What i will say is that speaker caps take 2-4 days to break in, not hours.
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