Speakers Break-In
Hi,
Soon I will get my new Lsim707 speakers and the center 706c
Right now , I have the Lsim705 which I got for some testings (I used to have the RTi12's)
I wanted to ask about the impotency of the Break in for the speakers,
When I first got the 705's something wasn?t right , mostly the bass was spreading all around very annoying to the ear,
As I never had any acoustic issues at my listening area , I thought that this is something with both oval woofers of the 705's,
It didn?t make sense to me the my Rti12 are ok and the 705 bass is really not accurate with lots of side effects,
After a week if intensive listening , everything has changed , this bass side effects are gone and the speakers are more than awesome
Is this how it should be with new speakers?
Is the break-in process important and what is the best way of doing it?
Will be happy to hear some experts opinion of what I have experienced and some future advice
Thanks,
Soon I will get my new Lsim707 speakers and the center 706c
Right now , I have the Lsim705 which I got for some testings (I used to have the RTi12's)
I wanted to ask about the impotency of the Break in for the speakers,
When I first got the 705's something wasn?t right , mostly the bass was spreading all around very annoying to the ear,
As I never had any acoustic issues at my listening area , I thought that this is something with both oval woofers of the 705's,
It didn?t make sense to me the my Rti12 are ok and the 705 bass is really not accurate with lots of side effects,
After a week if intensive listening , everything has changed , this bass side effects are gone and the speakers are more than awesome
Is this how it should be with new speakers?
Is the break-in process important and what is the best way of doing it?
Will be happy to hear some experts opinion of what I have experienced and some future advice
Thanks,
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Speakers do break in. I'm not sure how that will affect your impotency though.
Seriously, they are the only component that I believe ( except maybe tube gear) actually needs break in time. There are moving parts. Some think electronics do too and it's a highly debated topic.Sharp Elite 70
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As Wing said, it's a hot topic and there is a lot of information about this on the Internet. Google speaker break-in and you'll come up with a lot of answers.
Some speakers manufacturers say that speakers do not require break-in, that in fact, most of it is due to a certain psychological adaptation. While I know there is a psychological factor in play (i.e. we're listening to music, which brings up emotions or can be perceived differently by different folks), I wouldn't say that it's the only thing.
Anyways, for more technical answers, google it and take some time if it really matters to you. One thing I suggest people to do while breaking-in speakers is simply to listen to them at lower to medium volume, and then increase it gradually after a few hours. When you packed them with hundred of hours, then you can turn them up. If a mechanical break-in is needed, it should be done in a matter of hours. It's about the same debate than a new car break-in (e.g. driving it smoothly for the first 1000 or 2000 miles).
Other than that, it might just be a myth, but I prefer to be safe than sorry... and it cost virtually nothing.Speakers: Polk Audio LSiM 705, LSiM 703, LSiM 704c
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I noticed with my Rti12's there was a noticeable difference after about 100 hours of playing.
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yes , it sounds better after you put the speakers to work for a while
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I have the A7's for about a mnth and they sound much better then when i first hookd them up .. So thats a yes to break-in ,around 100hrs med volume wrkd for me ...AVR: PIONEER ELITE SC-55, FRONT: RTI A7's, CENTER: CSI A4, REAR: RTI A1's, SUB: DSW550wi, TV: SAMSUNG UN55C8000 , ETHEREAL: SUPER OUTLET.
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wingnut4772 wrote: »Speakers do break in. I'm not sure how that will affect your impotency though.
Seriously, they are the only component that I believe ( except maybe tube gear) actually needs break in time. There are moving parts. Some think electronics do too and it's a highly debated topic.
I agree with everthing wingnut posted. :redface:
My Polk LSi9's took about 150 hours.AVR-Onkyo TX-NR808
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Speakers do break in. The spider and surround on woofers flex and will move easier with a little time on them.
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I too think there might be a break-in period. After a few weeks of 4-6 hrs/day of listening, my 70's seem to have gotten snappier and more spacious. But I also don't rule out Stockholm syndrome being a factor. Now that I've accepted the fact that these speakers are here to stay, I've learned to take a liking to them as part of a subconscious coping mechanism, and will steadfastly defend them from attacks on their capabilities.Denon X7200WA
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I too think there might be a break-in period. After a few weeks of 4-6 hrs/day of listening, my 70's seem to have gotten snappier and more spacious. But I also don't rule out Stockholm syndrome being a factor. Now that I've accepted the fact that these speakers are here to stay, I've learned to take a liking to them as part of a subconscious coping mechanism, and will steadfastly defend them from attacks on their capabilities.
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Speakers do break in. The speakers produce the sound much more cleanly after break in. My infinity perfects in my car seem to continue to sound better and I have had them for three years. I had some monitors for about three years that were well broken in, then I recently got some A7s and they sound more clean than monitors though I just bought them. The A7s are improving too though they sounded awesome out of the box! -
I too think there might be a break-in period. After a few weeks of 4-6 hrs/day of listening, my 70's seem to have gotten snappier and more spacious. But I also don't rule out Stockholm syndrome being a factor. Now that I've accepted the fact that these speakers are here to stay, I've learned to take a liking to them as part of a subconscious coping mechanism, and will steadfastly defend them from attacks on their capabilities.
I loled too...
As I said, I'm sure there is a little bit of both: a mechanical break-in due to moving pieces (though, either it is heavily perceptible or not might depends on the speaker design itself) and a psychological break-in due to adaptation or settling for a certain speaker instead of another for example.
Anyways, to OP, enjoy your LSiM :surprised:Speakers: Polk Audio LSiM 705, LSiM 703, LSiM 704c
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I too think there might be a break-in period. After a few weeks of 4-6 hrs/day of listening, my 70's seem to have gotten snappier and more spacious. But I also don't rule out Stockholm syndrome being a factor. Now that I've accepted the fact that these speakers are here to stay, I've learned to take a liking to them as part of a subconscious coping mechanism, and will steadfastly defend them from attacks on their capabilities.
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When I do speaker reviews, I fire them up upon arrival and listen just to make sure that all the drivers are working and to get an out-of-the-box reference. After that, I play them every night when I go off to to bed or when no one is home until I hit the 100 hour mark. At that point I'll take a serious listen. Invariably, the tightness of the drivers has loosened from the flexing of the music. The sound has smoothed out, etc.. This way I avoid being "conditioned" to speakers.Review Site_ (((AudioPursuit)))
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i would imagine the caps in brand new crossovers would need the break in period as well, same a modding crossovers...pyrocyborg wrote: »I loled too...
As I said, I'm sure there is a little bit of both: a mechanical break-in due to moving pieces (though, either it is heavily perceptible or not might depends on the speaker design itself) and a psychological break-in due to adaptation or settling for a certain speaker instead of another for example.
Anyways, to OP, enjoy your LSiM :surprised:Polk Lsi9
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Finally decided to get rid of my Kenwood HTiB front speakers, while reading the reviews, I find many reviewers mentioned you need to break new spearkers inThe woofers in our Acme Low B Series II models have a break-in period. The surrounds on these woofers have a higher stiffness new-out-of-the-box than they do after some hours of use.
Which Monitor II speakers did you buy from Newegg? What are you powering them with?AVR-Onkyo TX-NR808
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I think speakers do sound better after they've been played for a while but I don't break in speakers before I listen. I just start playing them and enjoy them from day one. Although most of my speakers I buy used now so I don't have to worry about it because they're already well broken in.
