Capacitor Burn-In Question

MHAMBONE
MHAMBONE Posts: 51
edited April 2012 in Vintage Speakers
When Burning-in new caps, does the volume of the music make any difference? What I'm getting at is, if I was to leave the radio or other source on all night with the volume low, would the burn-in be the same as if the volume was at a normal listening level? Just curious if I could somehow speed up the burn-in cycle by leaving the unit on low volume when asleep or not home. Thanks for any insight....
Mike

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,562
    edited April 2012
    if I was to leave the radio or other source on all night with the volume low, would the burn-in be the same as if the volume was at a normal listening level?

    Basically, yes.
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  • transmaster
    transmaster Posts: 428
    edited April 2012
    How long does it take to burn in a set of XO cap's. I finished with the Warfedale W35's it is fun listening to the new woofers breaking in, The orignal XO caps where 1971 Hong Kong PCV cap's which I have told where crap from the get-go, and 40 years down the road they didn't improve any, I installed a set of Dayton's. The W35's sure do sound a whole lot better now.
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  • MHAMBONE
    MHAMBONE Posts: 51
    edited April 2012
    transmaster wrote: »
    How long does it take to burn in a set of XO cap's?

    From what I have read here, for my application (RTA11TL upgrade and SDA2BTL upgrade) 300-400 hours.
    Mike

    Pioneer SC-05 Receiver
    Polk SDA-2b
    Polk RTA 11TL w/RDO-198's
    Polk RT25i Satelite Speakers
    Polk CS 400 Center Speaker
    Polk PSW 350 Sub Woofer
    Samsung 46" 1080p LCD TV
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited April 2012
    Having done this several times,

    I heard a change instantly (A bit Harsh), then at 200hrs(sibliance calmed some) a more subtle change at 300hrs(Easier to listen to for extended periods) and by 400hrs they became super smooth. Actually the 400hr mark may be a bit high. All of a sudden I noticed they were smoother or should I say awesome to listen to for hours upon end. It wasn't like a light switch.

    I usually leave the speakers on at a low to medium volume for a few days to really start the process. Like 3 days or 72hrs. Although the times don't really vary at all.
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  • transmaster
    transmaster Posts: 428
    edited April 2012
    I am really looking forward to the Monitor 10B's the parts for their XO's will be here by the end of the week.
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  • transmaster
    transmaster Posts: 428
    edited April 2012
    The Sonicap Gen 1 arrived today, waiting for the Axon True Cap's and miller resistors. I hope they will be here Friday.:cool:
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  • dpowell
    dpowell Posts: 3,068
    edited April 2012
    They'll change over time but a good couple hundred hours minimum.
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