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Driver breakin period, what’s the science?

So have these new speakers and been told they need a hundred hours to be broken in, and then sound will improve.

What’s going on as break in occurs?  More important for tweet, mid or bass?  
My initial listening has simple vocals/music passages sounding very good, and more complex and very layered sections that may have potential to improve.  
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erik_squires
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The biggest and most measurable change happens as the big driver’s suspension breaks in. Usually this results in a very small reduction in the resonant frequency, and a change towards the manufacturer’s expected sound.

Some caps change quite a bit in sound quality, though in weird ways. I listened to Mundorf MKP caps breaking in with a pair of Focals, and I swear I had sounds coming from behind my chair until that finished. :) I have no idea why, but I proved it to myself and no one else. :)

Best,

Erik
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