Hello not sure about this one waiting for monitor audio bx2s to arrive as they are new do you have to run them in if so does that half volume only??? for how long?? help me please
thanks Martin...
thanks Martin...
bearwolfblade said:From the monitor audio site Faq section states that: Running in is a very important stage of owning a pair/set of speakers. If the speakers are driven too hard straight out of the box, it can cause permanent damage, much like running in a car engine. The average running in time varies across the ranges from 50 - 60 hours for Bronze up to 70 - 100 hours for Platinum.
fr0g said:I agree regarding electronics, that "burn-in" is a load of dangly fleshy bits. But I can guarantee my ADM9s were better after a few weeks. The reason I say that is I ran a series of test tracks and noted very carefully how they responded. Especially to deep, electronic bass. Don't get me wrong, they sounded great from day one, but they responded to my test tracks even better on my second run through, 3-4 weeks later.
AlmaataKZ said:fr0g said:I agree regarding electronics, that "burn-in" is a load of dangly fleshy bits. But I can guarantee my ADM9s were better after a few weeks. The reason I say that is I ran a series of test tracks and noted very carefully how they responded. Especially to deep, electronic bass. Don't get me wrong, they sounded great from day one, but they responded to my test tracks even better on my second run through, 3-4 weeks later.
maybe. but - are you sure you will be able to blindly tell a 'non-run-in' pair from one that has been playing for 3-4 weeks?
fr0g said:After 3 or 4 weeks they handled the tracks even better.
AlmaataKZ said:fr0g said:After 3 or 4 weeks they handled the tracks even better.
Frog, are you sure? Are you very sure? that it was not you getting used to the sound or smth else not related to 'burn'in'. And why/how are you sure/not sure?
Craig M. said:i think i know what avi would say!
i would tend to agree with Almaatakz though, it's a long time with only your memory of how loud something was.
How so?The_Lhc said:ooh.. said:Use logic not heresay.
That's funny on many different levels...
Paul Hobbs said:I bought a pair of Mission M35s and a Marantz PM7200 about 10 years (ish) ago. In the shop, the setup sounded warm as a blanket (I liked big bass and a warm sound at the time, so this setup was perfect). When everything arrived, it sounded pretty harsh tbh. Then over the course of a month (without moving anything I might add) everything warmed up quite nicely, and sounded like it did in the shop.
Elastomers and rubbers have very complex deformation behaviours. Their physical links are not permanent, and the chains of monomers are subject to deformation. This may manifest in a reduction in stiffness in use over time, effecting the inertia of the speaker cone. Its only logical to assume a bedding in period as the material moves from its static and unused state to its deformed state after use. Its been a loooong time since Ive worked with materials though, so I may well be very rusty
AlmaataKZ said:Paul, I am not saying there is nothing happenign with materials. What I am saying is that nobody could describe in specific terms or demonstrate otherwise that these changes affect sound to any material degree. I am also saying that if you tested yourself blind you will not be able to tell a difference between and out ohte box speaker and one that has been 'run-in'.
AlmaataKZ said:Paul, I am not saying there is nothing happenign with materials (in the first hunderd or whatever hours of use). What I am saying is that nobody could describe in specific terms or demonstrate otherwise that these changes affect sound to any material degree.
You're just getting used to them..jimm said:I have had my dali lektor 2's since tuesday, i have noticed a steady improvement in sound quaility, they sound warmer and more smooth, is it the speaker breaking in? or perhaps my ears getting used to them? whatever it is, clearly something happens.