Breaking in speakers

trai1824 · 25th February 2008, 03:38 AM

Can anyone inform me on how to break in my new speakers?thx

adason · 25th February 2008, 03:45 AM

play them all day long on cheap receiver at moderate level while you are at work till they are fully broken in

Cal Weldon · 25th February 2008, 04:02 AM

Are your new speakers these?
marshall valvestate 8100

HiFiNutNut · 25th February 2008, 04:03 AM

On one pair of brand new speakers, I noticed tonal changes over a 3 month period.

On another pair, I found the first day made a big difference. Subsequent "run-in" had little effects.

A couple of weeks ago, I measured some new driver impedances when the drivers were cold, then run them loud for an hour then immediately measured them. I found no changes whether the drivers are "cold" or "warm".

I'd say, give a day's run it will be fine.

Brett · 25th February 2008, 05:32 AM

If I have pairs, I wire them parallel out of phase then feed them with some interstation FM noise (just off channel is best) for a few days in my laundry, amking sure they have some decent peak-peak movement. I do it with compression drivers too. High efficiency drivers benefit the most as they usually receive a very mild workout in the home under normal conditions so it takes a long time for suspensions to lossen a bit, if they need it.

Costs nothing but a bit of time and electricity and it makes almost no noise.

25th February 2008, 03:38 AM	#1
trai1824 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2008	Breaking in speakers Can anyone inform me on how to break in my new speakers?thx

25th February 2008, 04:02 AM	#3
Cal Weldon Speakerholic diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: British Columbia	Are your new speakers these? marshall valvestate 8100 __________________ Next stop: Margaritaville Some of Cal's stuff \| Cal Weldon Consulting

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25th February 2008, 03:45 AM	#2
adason diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: home sweet home	play them all day long on cheap receiver at moderate level while you are at work till they are fully broken in

25th February 2008, 04:03 AM	#4
HiFiNutNut diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sydney	On one pair of brand new speakers, I noticed tonal changes over a 3 month period. On another pair, I found the first day made a big difference. Subsequent "run-in" had little effects. A couple of weeks ago, I measured some new driver impedances when the drivers were cold, then run them loud for an hour then immediately measured them. I found no changes whether the drivers are "cold" or "warm". I'd say, give a day's run it will be fine.

25th February 2008, 05:32 AM	#5
Brett diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2002	If I have pairs, I wire them parallel out of phase then feed them with some interstation FM noise (just off channel is best) for a few days in my laundry, amking sure they have some decent peak-peak movement. I do it with compression drivers too. High efficiency drivers benefit the most as they usually receive a very mild workout in the home under normal conditions so it takes a long time for suspensions to lossen a bit, if they need it. Costs nothing but a bit of time and electricity and it makes almost no noise.

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