Re: speaker break-in
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Thanks to Dr. House, for noting AXIOM's position on this.
As for the majority of the responses, if you don't have a useful or entertaining response to a post, why post at all? The direction this thread took reminds me of the Duffers in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Some of you might remember the monopod tribe who were generally good natured and enjoyed making obvious statements and agreeing with one another. So reidmc, the guys on this foruum do have a wealth of helpful information and have helped me a lot in my home audio/video questions. Unfortunately, though, you hit upon one of the questions that is asked frequently and they got carried away. So stick around and feel free to ask questions. Don't let them scare you away. -Dave
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Who? Us? Get carried away? Not unless it's in a straight jacket.
Jason M80 v2 VP160 v3 QS8 v2 PB13 Ultra Denon 3808 Samsung 85" Q70
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Reid, welcome. Yes, this topic has been pretty much beaten to death over the past few years, but lets go into a little more detail anyway. The latest comment on it by resident Axiom audio expert Alan Lofft is found in this thread . It should be kept in mind that woofers cycle hundreds of times and tweeters thousands of times in their very first second of operation, which helps explain why any permanent "break-in" happens very quickly, most likely during testing at the factory. Research by Dr. Floyd Toole has also shown that there is no long term break-in process. A measurable "loosening" of the driver suspension occurs almost instantaneously every time a speaker is played, which then reverts to its resting state a few minutes after the speaker has been powered down, and no further permanent change has taken place. Although we often read that as much as hundreds of hours of "break-in" are recommended for speakers, players, amplifiers and even pieces of connecting wire, there's no factual support for these claims, which are a relatively recent audio phenomenon. It's been said, not entirely tongue-in-cheek, that "Break-in was invented so that we couldn't return anything!".
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Lol, that's brilliant Rick!!
Half of communication is listening. You can't listen with your mouth.
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That's awesome Rick. How do the voicecoils fit? Does filling the internal cabinet improve the sound?
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Hi Rick,
Love 'em! Trying to guess what those were (are)--old Cerwin-Vegas? Pioneer? Sansui? Or some house brand?
Alan
Alan Lofft, Axiom Resident Expert (Retired)
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