Need a little help with speaker "Break In"

[rjharle]

I just purchased a Pair of Focals Aria 936, CC900, and a pair of 906 sides. I understand there is a break in period to achieve optimum performance.

I would appreciate any help with how to "break them in" and when will I know when they are broken in?

 

[nbk13nw]

No break in needed. Just listen and enjoy!

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[lovinthehd]

Just use them, you'll be the one doing more of yhe break-in.

 

[ryanosaur]

Agreed. Speaker break-in is a myth. It's about you getting used to them.

The Speaker designers I've talked to will tell you that they may loosen up a stiff suspension for an hour, but beyond that... nothing. Even most of the T/S Parameters don't change significantly enough to really bother with it.

 

[3db]

+1 on the myth of speaker break in.

 

[rjharle]

So it's just a bunch of hype to make themselves sound important?

 

[lovinthehd]

So it's just a bunch of hype to make themselves sound important?

Pretty much....or to extend the period in which you can easily return the item (i.e. you can't return it yet, you haven't put enough hours on the speaker/amp/doohickey)
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[Verdinut]

Agreed. Speaker break-in is a myth. It's about you getting used to them.

The Speaker designers I've talked to will tell you that they may loosen up a stiff suspension for an hour, but beyond that... nothing. Even most of the T/S Parameters don't change significantly enough to really bother with it.

From my own experience, most but not all woofers will undergo a loosening of the suspension after 5 to 10 hours of play, but this has, as you mentioned, a very little effect on the Thiele-Small parameters used for developing box volume and port tuning.

The reason is that the Fs/Qts ratios remain constant before and after break-in. In the case of a ported enclosure, no tuning adjustment needs to be done.

 

[rjharle]

Pretty much....or to extend the period in which you can easily return the item (i.e. you can't return it yet, you haven't put enough hours on the speaker/amp/doohickey)
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Could also be they hope you'll change your mind by getting use to them. "Ah they do sound better after 100 hours" I always felt if you don't like them to start - you won't like them in the end.

 

[lovinthehd]

Could also be they hope you'll change your mind by getting use to them. "Ah they do sound better after 100 hours" I always felt if you don't like them to start - you won't like them in the end.

Yeah, that's the sort of thing I was referring to. Mostly relying on other than factual information in any case....just preying upon the audiophools

 

[MaxInValrico]

I just purchased a Pair of Focals Aria 936, CC900, and a pair of 906 sides. I understand there is a break in period to achieve optimum performance.

I would appreciate any help with how to "break them in" and when will I know when they are broken in?

Almost as critical as cable break in.

 

[rjharle]

Almost as critical as cable break in.

Oh no, the cables have to be broken in too ????

 

[highfigh]

Oh no, the cables have to be broken in too ????

Only according to the propeller-heads who sell cables that cost more than a car, some houses and small boats.

 

[lovinthehd]

Oh no, the cables have to be broken in too ????

But you can shortcut that with one of the burn-in machines so you don't have to listen to that awful screeching until they're burned in..... https://www.takefiveaudio.com/contents/66-burnin

I also offer such a service, but charge a whole f*ck of a lot more than that cheap takefiveaudio service

 

[davidscott]

Just use them, you'll be the one doing more of yhe break-in.

What he said.

 

[Pogre]

You don't need any help. Most speakers are broken in almost right away. For the most part break in is a myth. A very persistent one, but not really a thing. One of my hypotheses on it is that it's more of a break in period for the listener to adjust to the new voicing than it is the speaker. Just use and enjoy.

 

[rjharle]

But you can shortcut that with one of the burn-in machines so you don't have to listen to that awful screeching until they're burned in..... https://www.takefiveaudio.com/contents/66-burnin

I also offer such a service, but charge a whole f*ck of a lot more than that cheap takefiveaudio service

Do people really fall for that crap?

 

[ryanosaur]

Do people really fall for that crap?

More than you would want to believe.

 

[McC]

Do people really fall for that crap?

Sadly, yes.

 

[lovinthehd]

Do people really fall for that crap?

Look at Audioquest, Nordost, MIT, Wireworld and many others out there for the meat of the cable nonsense....the burn in thing isn't quite as large even among those nuts but still a few offerings out there if you look around (if you want full disgust check out the many cable brands/offerings/pricing at the Mapleshade store)....