Speaker Break-in (Monitor 70 SII, CS2 SII, PSW505)

amgala
amgala Posts: 111
edited November 2012 in Speakers
Hello,

I recently purchased a set of Monitor 70 SII surrounds, CS2 SII center and PSW505 sub for my home theater system. I have searched on this forum and on Google but I couldn't find anything about any break-in procedure for these speakers. Obviously I don't want to blow them out from the get go. Does anyone have any suggestions, or is there any factory recommended break-in procedure? BTW I will be powering them with a Denon AVR-3313CI [ 125W per channel, http://usa.denon.com/us/product/pages/productdetail.aspx?catid=avreceivers(denonna)&pid=avr3313ci(denonna) ] amp, if that is helpful info.

Thank you for any help!
Front Speakers: Polk Audio LSi15 x 2
Center Speaker: Polk Audio LSiC
Rear Speakers: Polk Audio LSiF/X x 2
Subwoofers: Polk Audio PSW505 x 2
AVR: Denon AVR-3313CI
Amp: Emotiva XPA-5
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  • B Run
    B Run Posts: 1,888
    edited November 2012
    I'd just use them as normal, but keep an eye on the volume knob. I'd say they need about 100 hours or more to break in completely but you should be just fine. Some people will run pink noise or leave something playing through them at a moderate level to break them in faster.
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  • amgala
    amgala Posts: 111
    edited November 2012
    Thanks for the suggestion.

    I don't know why the link for the receiver didn't work in my first post, but here it is shortened: http://goo.gl/HlxlD
    Front Speakers: Polk Audio LSi15 x 2
    Center Speaker: Polk Audio LSiC
    Rear Speakers: Polk Audio LSiF/X x 2
    Subwoofers: Polk Audio PSW505 x 2
    AVR: Denon AVR-3313CI
    Amp: Emotiva XPA-5
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    edited November 2012
    Agreed. Just use them normally, no big deal. My Cs2 sounded harsh to me (sss's and t's were exaggerated) at first. but it went away after the first 20hrs or so. You wont blow them up as long as you keep that amp from clipping.
    Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant
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  • amgala
    amgala Posts: 111
    edited November 2012
    Thanks, I set-up the receiver yesterday and I just started using the speakers normally.
    Front Speakers: Polk Audio LSi15 x 2
    Center Speaker: Polk Audio LSiC
    Rear Speakers: Polk Audio LSiF/X x 2
    Subwoofers: Polk Audio PSW505 x 2
    AVR: Denon AVR-3313CI
    Amp: Emotiva XPA-5
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