Howto: Break In my Monitor 60's

rpmccauley
rpmccauley Posts: 16
edited July 2009 in Speakers
I just bought a pair of Monitor 60's and I want to break them in properly. Is there a certain way you should break in Monitor 60's? or just play music on them?

(I will mainly use them for music, not home theater)
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited July 2009
    Play full range music through them such as classical music at a moderate levels.
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  • Hilbert
    Hilbert Posts: 316
    edited July 2009
    Play this over and over again:

    CD_spacedout_vers_02.jpg

    Actually, I think you can just start listening to whatever you like.

    Edit: HearingImpaired's advice is probably better than mine.
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  • rpmccauley
    rpmccauley Posts: 16
    edited July 2009
    lol Hilbert, thanks but yeah I think hearingimpared advice was better.


    How long should I break them in for? or whats your "routine"?
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  • thuffman03
    thuffman03 Posts: 1,325
    edited July 2009
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    Play full range music through them such as classical music at a moderate levels.

    +1.

    Some say it can/will take about 100 hours to break in. I am starting a breakin this weekend on some new subs for my Carver AL III's. I read that you need warm up and cool down time also. Not sure if that is ture but I plan on running them about 4 hours a day for about a month varing the music in volume and in type.
    Sunfire TGP, Sunfire Cinema Grand, Sunfire 300~2 (2), Sunfire True Sub (2),Carver ALS Platinum, Carver AL III, TFM-55, C-19, C-9, TX-8, SDA-490t, SDA-390t
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  • rpmccauley
    rpmccauley Posts: 16
    edited July 2009
    yeah I have heard 100 hours too actually. I was hoping that was just a one time thing, guess not. That person also said the Monitor 60's really come alive after the 100 hours, hope he was right (even though they sound great now).
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  • jimmydep
    jimmydep Posts: 1,305
    edited July 2009
    Expect to hear a big difference at about 40 hours, with full break in at about 100 hours using hearingimpared's break-in method.

    I used to got to work and leave the music playing all day.


    Jimmy
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  • NJPOLKER
    NJPOLKER Posts: 3,474
    edited July 2009
    Welcome to Club Polk
    Play them and enjoy.
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