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In Reply to: Call BS all you want, most [honest] speaker designers will tell you the same thing posted by John Ashman on November 9, 2006 at 12:37:08:
Although I have found most speakers to come around substantially after a few hours there have been major exceptions. Speakers that I thought were fairly bad after the first five to ten hours were left on at moderately high volumes with no one around for an additional sixty hours. When I came back the speakers that had sounded worse than mediocre were sounding great. Since I wasn't there listening to the process there was no acclimatizing to the sound. At lower volumes I can see how it could take substantially longer. Roy Johnson from Green Mountain Audio encourages this sort of relatively high volume break in.
Hundreds of hours is outside my experience but that is not to say that I don't believe it could happen.
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Watt/Puppy break-in - anthonyh 10:52:04 11/09/06 (114)
- I guess my speakers will never "break in". - The Real Dick Hertz 11:04:58 11/11/06 (0)
- When is over breaking-in? - jimbill 22:06:20 11/10/06 (3)
- I can think of TWO parts that never finish breaking in. - Quiet Earth 21:59:48 11/11/06 (2)
- Re: I can think of TWO parts that never finish breaking in. - theaudiohobby 05:09:18 11/15/06 (1)
- " how does the circuit designer account for a component that keeps changing?" - Quiet Earth 16:15:07 11/15/06 (0)
- I would suggest following the manufacturer's recs... - mkuller 14:03:17 11/10/06 (0)
- John Ashman has a point... - docw 09:32:01 11/10/06 (1)
- I know.......... - Laugh A Minute 14:02:15 11/10/06 (0)
- For-bloody-ever!!!! - Sordidman 09:26:44 11/10/06 (10)
- Re: For-bloody-ever!!!! - anthonyh 11:30:18 11/10/06 (9)
- Sarcastic? Maybe! Hostile, nah..... - John Ashman 08:14:54 11/11/06 (7)
- If it's broken in - Sordidman 11:11:58 11/11/06 (6)
- Well, I just happen to have a lot of experience with this.... - John Ashman 16:32:54 11/11/06 (5)
- Zero experience + big speculation, = one wrong man! - Sordidman 08:38:43 11/13/06 (1)
- So....peaks/dips and distortion isn't audible if the speaker is expensive enough?!? (nt) - John Ashman 10:30:11 11/13/06 (0)
- You sell shitty NHT speakers. Shut it. - ronjohn 05:19:59 11/12/06 (2)
- Re: You sell shitty NHT speakers. Shut it. - Brian Cheney 12:04:50 11/12/06 (0)
- Yes, you're right, if higher distortion, less FR accuracy and poorer dispersion at a higher price = better :-) - John Ashman 06:57:49 11/12/06 (0)
- AWESOME! - Sordidman 12:23:48 11/10/06 (0)
- Re: Watt/Puppy break-in - DevilDawgMom 21:44:13 11/09/06 (1)
- Re: Watt/Puppy break-in - STUART 08:00:18 11/10/06 (0)
- Maybe not... - delaney@rea-alp.com 12:05:44 11/09/06 (1)
- If it's a tube, *maybe*. If SS, it's a defective design and they know it (nt) - John Ashman 19:54:14 11/09/06 (1)
- I hate to say this but..... - John Ashman 11:54:47 11/09/06 (90)
- Re: I hate to say this but..... - anthonyh 05:54:12 11/10/06 (5)
- Re: I hate to say this but..... - John Ashman 08:20:14 11/10/06 (2)
- Re: I hate to say this but..... - norfish 10:27:39 11/10/06 (1)
- Maybe but.... - John Ashman 08:06:19 11/11/06 (0)
- Copious notes ?!!? - Tom Brennan 07:50:58 11/10/06 (1)
- Hey, how are you going to observe your break in or enjoy music without copious notes? (nt) - John Ashman 07:59:21 11/10/06 (0)
- Re: I hate to say this but..... - morricab 03:28:26 11/10/06 (5)
- It doesn't have to be audible to an adult to be fatiguing (nt) - John Ashman 08:07:35 11/11/06 (0)
- Re: I hate to say this but..... - Soundmind 07:28:19 11/10/06 (3)
- Re: I hate to say this but..... - morricab 08:59:47 11/10/06 (2)
- Re: I hate to say this but..... - Soundmind 09:40:58 11/10/06 (1)
- Excellent post! -t - Sordidman 09:28:31 11/10/06 (0)
- Re: I hate to say this but..... - Ozzy 12:07:59 11/09/06 (77)
- I find most drivers I use need breakin - Kloss 09:48:46 11/10/06 (0)
- Re: I hate to say this but..... - MDavis 00:12:56 11/10/06 (7)
- I think it was Kal Rubison that said.... - John Ashman 08:23:48 11/10/06 (4)
- 'cause nobody wants to think 'ah crap.. there goes $10k on wilson speaks..' (nt!) - stuck.wilson@gmail.com 14:36:04 11/10/06 (2)
- Re:You weren't "stuck" with "wilsons", were you? * - Sophisticated One 20:18:22 11/11/06 (1)
- Re:You weren't "stuck" with "wilsons", were you? * - stuck.wilson@gmail.com 19:03:20 11/14/06 (0)
- Because they are - kavakidd 11:13:42 11/10/06 (0)
- Re: I hate to say this but..... - Soundmind 07:34:47 11/10/06 (1)
- Re: I hate to say this but..... - MDavis 17:57:37 11/11/06 (0)
- Hogwash! - listen to John Ashman - Zipcord 16:25:57 11/09/06 (13)
- Re: Hogwash! - listen to John Ashman - 20Hz 14:20:25 11/14/06 (1)
- Don't break or never break in - take your pick - Zipcord 08:06:21 11/15/06 (0)
- Your moniker says it all...... - Ozzy 16:29:27 11/09/06 (10)
- Re: Your moniker says it all...... - Tom Brennan 16:46:14 11/09/06 (9)
- You call it gullibility..... - Ozzy 17:19:24 11/09/06 (8)
- Re: You call it gullibility..... - MDavis 00:38:45 11/10/06 (7)
- wait a minute. - stuck.wilson@gmail.com 04:46:53 11/10/06 (6)
- Re: wait a minute. - Tom Brennan 07:41:34 11/10/06 (5)
- I didn't realize - E-Stat 19:42:22 11/10/06 (0)
- ha ha ha... - Guth 15:23:34 11/10/06 (0)
- mebbe more like 'overcaffeinated'! than drug addled.. but i gotcha - stuck.wilson@gmail.com 13:52:51 11/10/06 (2)
- Re: mebbe more like 'overcaffeinated'! than drug addled.. but i gotcha - Tom Brennan 14:41:44 11/10/06 (1)
- yep.. but that's the hallmark of a good design! - stuck.wilson@gmail.com 15:41:37 11/10/06 (0)
- I agree with Ozzy - tommytube 15:23:19 11/09/06 (1)
- You must have pretty sensitive ears... - The Real Dick Hertz 14:10:50 11/11/06 (0)
- Call BS all you want, most [honest] speaker designers will tell you the same thing - John Ashman 12:37:08 11/09/06 (51)
- Then may I assume that Richard Vandersteen is "dishonest"? /nt - Julien43 04:49:23 11/10/06 (1)
- Maybe? What did he say? Keep your speakers til you get used to them? (nt) - John Ashman 07:09:52 11/10/06 (0)
- I'm a professional speaker designer, and break-in is real - Jon Risch 17:25:10 11/09/06 (39)
- Re: I'm a professional speaker designer, and break-in is real - anthonyh 11:38:52 11/14/06 (0)
- Re: I'm a professional speaker designer, and break-in is real - mauimusicman 08:54:16 11/13/06 (0)
- Re: I'm a professional speaker designer, and break-in is real - Soundmind 16:53:35 11/10/06 (1)
- Re: I'm a professional speaker designer, and break-in is real - Jon Risch 23:26:10 11/10/06 (0)
- "most of it occurs in the first 24-48 hours of playing time" = a gross exaggeration not supported by data - Richard BassNut Greene 08:59:06 11/10/06 (23)
- None of your claims are supported by data - Jon Risch 23:32:41 11/10/06 (16)
- Stating that 'I am a speaker expert' ... is definitely not providing data ... so it looks like I'll have to do this! - Richard BassNut Greene 09:05:36 11/11/06 (15)
- My Reply - Jon Risch 21:48:16 11/20/06 (1)
- PS - Jon Risch 10:05:29 11/21/06 (0)
- Re: I have a question: - Sophisticated One 20:31:33 11/11/06 (1)
- Why do customers think expensive wires make their stereo sound better ... - Richard BassNut Greene 08:15:17 11/14/06 (0)
- Oh Richard, you are over the top again. - Jon Risch 10:34:17 11/11/06 (3)
- Re: Oh Richard, you are over the top again. - mauimusicman 09:00:18 11/13/06 (0)
- I'll save you some time: You know all about speakers & all the professional audio people I quoted know nothing! - Richard BassNut Greene 11:12:06 11/11/06 (0)
- Don't waste your time responding (speakers are going to break-in unless the owner never uses them!) - Richard BassNut Greene 11:03:45 11/11/06 (0)
- Speaker designer Paul S. Barton says "brain break-in" (getting used to new speakers) overwhelms driver break-in effects - Richard BassNut Greene 10:14:09 11/11/06 (0)
- Audio consultant Dave Clark's AES paper says break-in can be completed in less than 1 minute - Richard BassNut Greene 09:57:58 11/11/06 (0)
- Speaker designer John Dunlavy wrote that only 10 minutes of break-in is required - Richard BassNut Greene 09:57:28 11/11/06 (0)
- Speaker design consultant Dick Pierce says break-in takes only seconds - Richard BassNut Greene 09:57:02 11/11/06 (0)
- Seas driver FS declines 9.7% in first hour of break-in -- but only 1.3% more in second hour of break-in - Richard BassNut Greene 09:56:55 11/11/06 (0)
- Seas driver Qts declines 14.3% in first minute of break-in -- but only 2.4% more in next two hours of break-in - Richard BassNut Greene 09:56:46 11/11/06 (1)
- Re: Seas driver Qts declines 14.3% in first minute of break-in -- but only 2.4% more in next two hours of break-in - mauimusicman 09:06:24 11/13/06 (0)
- Re: "most of it occurs in the first 24-48 hours of playing time" = a gross exaggeration not supported by data - asull 09:18:04 11/10/06 (5)
- Dishonest engineer with an agenda (does a 10 second break-in test then jumps all the way to a 20 hour break-in test !) - Richard BassNut Greene 10:01:36 11/10/06 (4)
- Re: Dishonest engineer with an agenda (does a 10 second break-in test then jumps all the way to a 20 hour break-in test - asull 10:52:21 11/10/06 (3)
- The term "Dishonest" is entirely appropriate - Soundmind 18:12:15 11/10/06 (2)
- Re: The term "Dishonest" is entirely appropriate - asull 19:16:27 11/10/06 (1)
- a 10 second break-in test followed by a second measurement after 20 hours break in ... is either dishonest, or stupid - Richard BassNut Greene 10:28:11 11/11/06 (0)
- Don't you think - Frihed89 01:56:24 11/10/06 (3)
- Re: Don't you think - Jon Risch 23:04:41 11/10/06 (1)
- Re: Well-balanced summation * - Sophisticated One 20:37:13 11/11/06 (0)
- "It needs to break in" is saying "don't trust your ears, trust us" (nt) - John Ashman 07:20:29 11/10/06 (0)
- I didn't say it wasn't "real" only that.... - John Ashman 17:58:17 11/09/06 (6)
- Re: I didn't say it wasn't "real" only that.... - Jon Risch 22:59:14 11/10/06 (4)
- You're still not exactly comparing apples to apples - Guth 09:26:56 11/11/06 (3)
- Re: You're still not exactly comparing apples to apples - Jon Risch 10:32:09 11/11/06 (2)
- Jon, do you believe speakers go from dreadful to incredible via breakin? (nt) - John Ashman 17:00:40 11/12/06 (1)
- Re: Jon, do you believe speakers go from dreadful to incredible via breakin? (nt) - Jon Risch 19:31:07 11/12/06 (0)
- Re: I didn't say it wasn't "real" only that.... - smargo 19:32:34 11/10/06 (0)
- I can only speak from my experience - plantsman 16:27:03 11/09/06 (1)
- Re: I can only speak from my experience - Ozzy 17:20:24 11/09/06 (0)
- Regarding break-in - Guth 13:10:12 11/09/06 (6)
- I did one quick experiment... - Jimmy C. 14:33:20 11/09/06 (3)
- Re: I did one quick experiment... - Guth 15:08:39 11/09/06 (2)
- As I pressed the "submit" button... - Jimmy C. 15:53:22 11/09/06 (1)
- Re: As I pressed the "submit" button... - Tom Brennan 07:46:07 11/10/06 (0)
- Re: Regarding break-in - ZooDog 14:00:31 11/09/06 (1)
- I had a VAC 30/30 amp that was absolutely unlistenable at first - Triodeuser 17:54:41 11/09/06 (0)
Follow Ups
- I can only speak from my experience - plantsman 16:27:03 11/09/06 (1)
- Re: I can only speak from my experience - Ozzy 17:20:24 11/09/06 (0)
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