speaker break-in time???

BIZILL

i will be going the rti8 route in all four corners (yes, surrounds as well) and the csi5 center. haven't bought the rti8's yet but have hooked up the csi5. how long does it take to break-in? should i keep the volume low during the break-in period? and lastly, will they typically sound much better after broken-in? thank you to everyone in this forum.

Joey_V

I really dont believe in break in and havent heard a difference. I guess its more of the brain breaking in to the new sound rather than the speakers themselves.

Although others may believe in running music at such-and-such volume for such-and-such hours to break in a speaker, I say:

Just listen to your music and get used to the sound.

YMMV.

bknauss

I've seen all sorts of methods for breaking stuff in. I say just play your stuff at low levels for a day, or do normal watching at non-destructive levels for a while.

I won't comment on the SQ differences before and after speaker break in, but the parameters of the drivers change a lot after 24 hours of pink noise break in.

Early B.

Break-in time is different for every speaker. Some people notice it while others don't. Even if you notice it, it'll probably be a subtle difference. Just play your music or movies as you normally would and don't worry about it. If, over time, you notice that the speakers sound better, that's great.

Willow

how long does it take for your ear to get used to a new speaker ?

PolkThug

Willow wrote:

how long does it take for your ear to get used to a new speaker ?

Depends on how open minded your ear is.

Willow

my ear has a mind ?

madmax

Willow wrote:

how long does it take for your ear to get used to a new speaker ?

About a half hour for me. Break in of speakers is an obvious mechanical fact.

madmax

BIZILL

Friggin' A! I Am So Darn Impatient That I Went Ahead And Threw Some Power To The Csi5. Clean At High Volume. Now I Must Hurry And Get The Surrounding Rti8's. Gotta Find The Best Deal First. Ebay. Btw......to Me It Would Make Sense To Go Easy On The Brand New Speaker For At Least A Day. Welp, Guess I Blew That Notion Outta The H2o.

Willow

right if something that has not moved then moves there is some adjustment needed. Since the drivers have not been driven since leaving the production line, then we bring them home and juice em' up, they will for a lack of a better word break in.

BIZILL

Btw.....with The Csi5 I Could Hear All The Background Noise During Dialogue In I, Robot. I've Never Heard Any Of It Before. I'm Talking About The Little Imperfections Going On, Along With Hearing Everything That "is" Meant To Be There Which Have Gone Unnoticed 'till The Csi5.

neomagus00

how is it you manage to capitalise the first letter of every single word?

and yes, it's quite wonderful to hear all the teeny littly nuances, i find that that's what makes it feel real...

BIZILL

Reguarding Capitalization -- Got Too Much Time On My Hands! J/k. I Type In All Capitals. The Forum Automatically "lower-cases" The Words. Most Peeps In Forums Hate All Capitalization. Seems Like The Person Is Yelling Or Something.

neomagus00

ah, yes, <<GO JUSTIN!!>>... people hate it because it IS yelling, how bout you stop?

and how's the break-in going?

BIZILL

Hello, Brother Neo. How's 'bout I Keep On Keepin' On? Looks Semi-cool With Every First Letter Of Every Word Being Capitalized, Yes/no? My Break In Has Gone On For But 5 Hours Thus Far. Can't Wait To Go Home And Crank Some Tunes. But I Desperately Need To Polish The Sound With The More Important Main Speakers And Surrounds. Just Have Cheap Satellites For Now (they Came Alive Big Time With 100 Watts Going To Them. Only Meant To Take Like 50 Watts Max) And When I Get All Speakers Set Up, I'm Never Ever Going To Leave Home. Let The Repo Man Try To Take My Polks Because I Refuse To Leave Home To Go To Work To Pay These Off. I'll Be Waiting With A Brew In One Hand, A Remote In The Other, And My Armalite Ar-10t And Glock By My Side!..j/k............................sort Of.

neomagus00

yay new speakers! i totally get that, i couldn't WAIT to get back in the car when i got my momos... but no, not semi-cool, sorry, just annoying...

BIZILL

better? yes, i am still seeking out a sub for ht. i want that low frequency bass that i get from my jl audio 12's in my car. any sub will be loud enough, but few can handle the low, low frequencies.

neomagus00

you'll find that the quest for a sub at home is similar to that in a car... it's hard to strike a balance between SPL, how deep it can dig, and how cleanly it does so... you generally get to pick two, so i for example choose deep and clean and sacrifice SPL to do so...

BIZILL

THAT IS.....oops, sorry, caps again..........that is the route which i choose as well. i want that baby to hum down to 20 hz or below!

neomagus00

zactly, you can always buy six if you need spl ... SVS subwoofers is highly reccommended here, take a look...

BIZILL

i may go with the svs pb12-plus/2. originally wanted the cylindrical 16-46. but they say this is much better. of course it is. two drivers, more wattage, more money!

neomagus00

i always liked the mystique of the cylinders, and that 16-46 is a hell of a speaker...

VR3

SVS offers alot of subwoofers for different means.

There is very little content below 15hz in movies. And a 20hz tuned subwoofer will easilly cover that content with room gain. There is no real reason for the 16-46 unless you just want to do pipe organ music. The 16-46 sacrifices 3db over the 25-31 in output in the higher octaves. The 16-46 will be geared more torwards movies.

Now, I am a cylinder fan, I would rather have dual cylinder subs co-located or stereo setup than a single 2 driver box subwoofer. But that is just me. But there is no reason to get a 16hz tuned subwoofer. Might as well get a 25hz tuned sub that is tunable to 20, 16hz for versatility.

BIZILL

kinda like what the svs rep said. i told him i like the 16-46 but he likes the box type.

nellis8166

I have heard both the SVS box and cylinder subs. I prefer the cylinder, but that's just me. The bottom line is you can't go wrong with anything from SVS.

AsSiMiLaTeD

I have the 16-46 and love it!

BIZILL

maniac.........you are the sole reason i even looked into the 16-46. was gonna email you about how much you love it. i clicked on your home theater link. look.............now see what you did?