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<blockquote data-quote="zako" data-source="post: 7568878" data-attributes="member: 629735"><p>I don't know why there is so much hostility to the idea that a speak might need a little break-in time. People had measured woofers' T/S parameters before and after break-in. They change. I have seen on Hybrid Audio forums people say that their speakers need &gt;20hours of break in time to settle down, though I personally ignore such warnings and start to listen critically after 2-4 hours of break in. For the subwoofers, my "break-in" consists of running a 20Hz tone with car's engine on for a couple of hours. I like this method because neighbors can't hear it and it does exercise the woofer excursion quite a bit. I adjust amplifier gains "by eye", aiming for 1inch peak to peak excursion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zako, post: 7568878, member: 629735"] I don't know why there is so much hostility to the idea that a speak might need a little break-in time. People had measured woofers' T/S parameters before and after break-in. They change. I have seen on Hybrid Audio forums people say that their speakers need >20hours of break in time to settle down, though I personally ignore such warnings and start to listen critically after 2-4 hours of break in. For the subwoofers, my "break-in" consists of running a 20Hz tone with car's engine on for a couple of hours. I like this method because neighbors can't hear it and it does exercise the woofer excursion quite a bit. I adjust amplifier gains "by eye", aiming for 1inch peak to peak excursion. [/QUOTE]
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