break in time for components...

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

not sure about that part. i'm a believer in breaking-in speakers. I'm sure many have installed for friends and hear it the first day it's finished, then hear it again at least a week later and notice a difference.
the moral of this story is: don't trust reviews from ca.com.

I guess you missed the part where he said the speakers were vintage 1970's. (they were broke in)
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[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

I guess you missed the part where he said the speakers were vintage 1970's. (they were broke in)
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i have selective memory and chose not to care for that post.

 

[Pl8er 5,000+ posts]

Although I do believe there is a sonic change in speakers from being installed until they are totally "broken in" I do not think much is needed done. Put the speakers in, set them to the proper power range and let them work.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Although I do believe there is a sonic change in speakers from being installed until they are totally "broken in" I do not think much is needed done. Put the speakers in, set them to the proper power range and let them work.

I have heard brand new subs change their sound slightly over the first couple weeks of use, with my own ears. Yes it exists. How much so depends greatly on the sub in question, its suspension setup, and your ability to hear relatively slight changes over a period of time (not easy).
Pre-break in simply means the suspension is stiffer than it will be once it is broke in. Soft part's compliance increases as the sub gets used. So the notion that volume should be kept artificially low for the break in period, a very common idea, really makes no sense what so ever. If anything, volume should be kept fairly high. More motion means quicker compliance changes due to more heat/friction/wear, and a better guarantee the spiders and surround fully wear in.

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

indeed.

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Kill yourself.

NO such thing needed.

nG

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

lies

 

[FordaTaurusRex 10+ year member]

So your 30+ year old speakers were not broken in mechnically yet? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif
Could be that your ears are just used to the sound after 4+ weeks //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

Someone they managed to stiffen back up again, they sat for at least 15 years and were hardly ever used. I honestly do not know, they were given to me. I'm not complaining, I got a good thousands dollars worth of audio stuff for free.

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

Someone they managed to stiffen back up again, they sat for at least 15 years and were hardly ever used. I honestly do not know, they were given to me. I'm not complaining, I got a good thousands dollars worth of audio stuff for free.

time to call mythbusters.

 

[FordaTaurusRex 10+ year member]

Im with mlstrass on this one. A speaker does not move differently to reproduce 'rap' music than it does any other genre. The speaker cycles back and forth the number of times a second corresponding to the frequency of the notes it is playing. That's it. So to suggest your 30 year old speakers still had some break-in to do when you first started playing a new genre of music through them is pretty silly. Clearly there are some psychoacoustics going on.

It probably is my ears just adjusting to the music. Its also possible that the tubes in my amp are wearing out and causing a different sound. the amp is 45 years old and in need of maintenance.

 

[FordaTaurusRex 10+ year member]

The whole situation with my home speakers is honestly confusing me as well. I remember one i heard a very clear crackling noise and thought i had damaged the speaker but since then it has gone away. IDK.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Someone they managed to stiffen back up again, they sat for at least 15 years and were hardly ever used. I honestly do not know, they were given to me. I'm not complaining, I got a good thousands dollars worth of audio stuff for free.

Ive never seen any evidence that would suggest the material that we make speaker suspension parts from would stiffen back up over time. Quite the opposite actually. Especially speakers that old.
Psychoacoustics at work, that's all.

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

psychos everywhere i tell ya.

deteriorating tubes sound better!

 

[FordaTaurusRex 10+ year member]

Ive never seen any evidence that would suggest the material that we make speaker suspension parts from would stiffen back up over time. Quite the opposite actually. Especially speakers that old.
Psychoacoustics at work, that's all.

Yeah, I'd say you're right. /end my idiotic ideas.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Yeah, I'd say you're right. /end my idiotic ideas.

Im not calling you an idiot. Im calling you a psycho.
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