Mbhcid is right! New parts are stiff and must perform at a fast continuous rates of vibration. Just a new shirt is more comfortable after a few washings. The compliance of a speaker must be flexable and present no resitance to the cones excursion. Also and I add, maybe most importantly, the voice coil must wear in. It similar to a new engine in the same sense as a piston rings wear into a cylinder, the voice coil must wear in as well to move freely without the resistance of friction.
Speaker break in period
Is this a myth or what? I understand with bass drivers the spiders can be a bit stiff...but other than that...imaging and soundstaging abilities really dont improve IMHO..any thoughts?