Hi @jdougs They were based on stock ICEpower 250 ASP units. I didn't have to play music, just leave them powered on for a couple of days.
Burn in vs perception
Posting here in speakers, but could probably go in any of the forums. Question of the night: how much of burn in of components is actually burn in of our perception? That is, is burn in partly us becoming accustomed to a change in sound.
I’m listening to my SF Amati Traditions that at first I found a bit strident, but I now find lush, dynamic, and generally brilliant. I bought them as 1-year old demos so theoretically they should have been played enough to be broken in. I haven’t changed anything in my system—I have been working on my room with more stuff, but that’s it.
Sometimes reviewers or arm chair audiophiles (me) will state that said component needs to be plugged in and left alone for weeks until it gels with the system. Could this simply be our own perception burn in OR is something real happening here?
For speakers I can buy it (woofers need to loosen up and all), but I almost always buy used, and I almost alway a) find a difference of a new component (good or bad), and b) in time, I couldn’t tell you what the change was. Maybe just me, but our brains are pretty good level setters.
I willing to bet this can be a large part of “burn in”.
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Control systems for multi-million dollar installations don't need "burn in". All those sensors, pickups, wires, displays, and controls appear to work just fine at start-up (unless they are bad components or mis-installed). There may be interference, ground loops, bad connections, but never has the answer been "Just wait a week or two and it will start working properly once it burns in". Same with aircraft or your new vehicle, especially EVs or hybrids. Something mechanical may need "break in". May, it depends. There are studies out there that show the effects of conventional speaker/driver mechanical break in. The differences are small, but measurable. I won't link them, do your own research. I also do not believe the Pope is infallible.
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@erik_squires Good to know, thanks. If I decide to put them in service I'll power them up a few days in advance and set the circuit in the power regenerator they're plugged into to stay powered up 24/7. Thanks again. |
Class D...Leave them on 24/7.....Also people say " Don’t do serious listening until your equipment has been running at least 30 minutes. I can attest to that. ALSO....Warm your speaker coils up at least 30 min. before serious listening, Steve Deckert professes that the speaker coils need to warm up and EXPAND before the speaker can reach it’s full potential. I can also attest to that..... |
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