Speaker Break-In - What Physically Changes During Break-In To Enable Better Sound?


All,

Have seen people and manufacturers mention that speakers need to be played for a while to break-in / open up.  Would like to know what physically happens to the speaker components to enable better sound during the break-in period.  Please share your wisdom on this.

Thanks!
michiganbuckeye

Showing 1 response by mofimadness

The capacitors, resistors, inductors, internal wire, solder joints and binding posts. Capacitors alone take up to 500 hours to sound their best.  

In addition to what Bill stated, IMHO, the mechanical side, (spiders, surrounds, voice-coils, etc.)  is just as important to break-in.