Question on speaker break in

donedroolin
donedroolin Posts: 225
edited January 2006 in Speakers
Hey whats up? I have been hearing allot about speaker break in. How do you break them in to get the best sound. What do you mean by breaking them in. Probally a lame question but I woiuld like to know , THANKS
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited January 2006
    You break them in by playing them. That's it.

    Breaking in means the same in audio as in anything else such as a new car engine, baseball glove, pair of jeans, etc. Over time the parts adjust themselves according to their intended purpose. For speakers, break-in can be anywhere from a couple of hours to 300 hours depending on the speakers. Virtually everything in audio has a break-in period, even cables.
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited January 2006
    2weeks/100hrs. at moderate listening volumes- pref. jazz or classical or something mellow. Not heavy metal or rap.
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  • BjornB17
    BjornB17 Posts: 752
    edited January 2006
    I prefer to use a bat.
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  • jmierzur
    jmierzur Posts: 489
    edited January 2006
    BjornB17 wrote:
    I prefer to use a bat.

    Please video tape the next time you break in a speaker and post a link. I would like to see you do this.
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  • BjornB17
    BjornB17 Posts: 752
    edited January 2006
    jmierzur wrote:
    Please video tape the next time you break in a speaker and post a link. I would like to see you do this.

    If you give me your speakers, I'll go ahead and break them in for you and I'll show everyone how its done :)
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  • jmierzur
    jmierzur Posts: 489
    edited January 2006
    BjornB17 wrote:
    If you give me your speakers, I'll go ahead and break them in for you and I'll show everyone how its done :)

    Please send payment of US$3000 with your address and I will ship the speakers. Just this once, I will cover the shipping costs.
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  • BjornB17
    BjornB17 Posts: 752
    edited January 2006
    jmierzur wrote:
    Please send payment of US$3000 with your address and I will ship the speakers. Just this once, I will cover the shipping costs.

    The last time i sent someone $3000 for the same reason, i never got the speakers. I can't figure out why :confused:
    KEF Q150 | Rythmik F12 | Yamaha Aventage RX-A780
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  • Maestro
    Maestro Posts: 92
    edited January 2006
    If you give me your speakers, I'll go ahead and break them in for you and I'll show everyone how its done :)


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  • jmierzur
    jmierzur Posts: 489
    edited January 2006
    BjornB17 wrote:
    The last time i sent someone $3000 for the same reason, i never got the speakers. I can't figure out why :confused:

    The $3000 would cover my costs for purchasing a replacement pair of Dynaudio Contour S1.4 speakers. I would send the speakers so you could demonstrate your audio philosophies for us.

    Thanks for volunteering to join my Ignore List.

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  • StopherJJ1980
    StopherJJ1980 Posts: 267
    edited January 2006
    BjornB17 wrote:
    I prefer to use a bat.

    You see I break them in like a baseball glove, I throw a bunch of oil on em, roll em around in the dirt and then punch them over and over with a fist right in the drivers. Then I take out my fungo bat and hit some line drives right into them.
    -Stopher
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  • StopherJJ1980
    StopherJJ1980 Posts: 267
    edited January 2006
    Early B. wrote:
    Virtually everything in audio has a break-in period, even cables.

    But on amore serious note... *ahem* Some people may dispute the cable break in, I dont think that is really fact but one of the many cable debates. I dont wanna start a whole cable debate thread though... It's like "Groundhog Day" every time I click on a thread arguing the virtues of cables :)
    -Stopher
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