j_garcia said:
WTF? Did I not already say I *do* trust my ears? Do you need to do tests to tell you that is you in the mirror in the morning? Do you need someone to slap you so you know it is your face? Why are we here? 42? I don't second guess what I hear. I've done my own tests and in some cases found little to no difference, so I do not simply accept what someone says, however I DO know that there are differences in various aspects of audio that I don't need to do a study on to verify.
So, the substantial body of scientific research, conducted for rather over a half century, that documents things like the fallibility of audio memory, susceptibility to small level differences, expectation bias, and a host of other forms of perceptual 'noise' -- none of that applies to *you*.
Check.
Did I claim I am now or ever was a psychologist or studying to be one? Funny how you don't get any warnings for your "clever" little comments; you must be very slick indeed to get away with such tomfoolery. Pompus arrogance.
You don't have to be a *psychologist* to be conversant in the facts of psychology, any more than you have to be an astronomer to be aware the the moon isn't made of green cheese. That's what edumacation is for.
Why would anyone advertise this fact? Once broken in, there should be no further change over the life of the drivers, right?
No,why would that be? What system stops 'breaking in'? Don't drivers ever wear out? The issue is how long are speakers in use before changes in them become audible.
Auto manufacturers don't advertise the fact that the engine in a new car needs to be broken in do they? No, but they do tell you when you drive off the lot.
Actually, it's in the owner's manual. But then again, there are sound engineering reasons for that recommendation -- unlike for speakers.
Btw, IME, when people start comparing their audio gear to cars, it's usually time to give up trying to argue with them.
I should have added explicitly that listeneing tests should be a part of the package as well. Because a key point is that we can *measure* differences far smaller that we can hear.