How long does it take to break in the SR6500?

Jack from Indo
Jack from Indo Posts: 109
edited November 2006 in Car Audio & Electronics
1. How long does it take to break in the SR6500? Sombody here said 100 hours, yikes. That long? Please advise.

2. Read a review that said bottom drops out quickly when played at low volumes, quicker than many speakers. Is that true?

Please advise, Polk experts, many thanks.
Jack
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited October 2006
    It depends on how you listen to them. I noticed a different in mine within a week and after a month they were at their best.

    As for losing low end at low volumes, thats gonna happen with pretty much any speaker.
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  • ilikesound
    ilikesound Posts: 355
    edited November 2006
    i dunno, my momo's took around a month to really start sounding good. gotta loosen em up. i just played them loud enough to make me want to cry everytime i got in the car. (just wear some earplugs) some might say that this isn't the best thing for them, but you know...whatever. the sound fantastic.
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  • KevinLWhitaker
    KevinLWhitaker Posts: 47
    edited November 2006
    As mentioned above it takes a good month to break them in. They will improve dramatically after a week but will then continue to slowly improve over the course of the next three weeks.

    As for the bottom droping out they are no worse than any other speaker and may in fact be sligthly better. Somewhat a matter of opinion/taste I think. Excellent speakers all around, I highly recommend them.
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  • unrealii
    unrealii Posts: 268
    edited November 2006
    one month for me...
    LSIm system on order =D

    Currently listening to innovation...

    Prior car systems:
    Nissan Maxima - Eclipse CD5030, Eclipse HDR109 HD Receiver, Eclipse PA5422, Eclipse PA5532, Polk SR 6500 (Front), Polk DB6510 (Rear), Image Dymanics IDQ10, active x-over setup
    Toyota MR2 - Eclipse CD5030, Eclipse HDR109 HD Receiver, Blaupunkt THA 555, Polk SR6500
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  • The Swede
    The Swede Posts: 25
    edited November 2006
    Would say about 100-150 hours. All depending what kind of volume you are playing on and what kind of music.
    The Swede

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