I do know that with new speakers for my guitar amps there is most certainly a small breakin period... not hundreds of hours but 10 15ish. I bought a 20 watt Celestion green back and the rough edges in the sound smoothed out pretty quick but definitely changed for the better... all my amps are tube amps and new tubes do break in... pretty quick too. Ive not really noticed it with 12ax7’s but the 6V6’s do need a short time to settle in. Again not hundreds of hours but a few... I leave new power tubes on stand by for a hour or so and we are good... unless they red plate when power hits them... lol. That’s always a good start to your day. When they pop... $$$
How much does volume matter when breaking in amps and cables?
I'm not here to debate break-in. I generally leave new amps, components, and new cables playing low volume for a for long periods to start the break in process. Just curious how much does volume play a role in breaking in such. I get that speakers probably need pretty good amounts to push drivers, but what about other components?