I thought this was rather funny on the Wharfedale web site. They actually say their speakers will sound "dreadful" when new. LOL!
http://www.wharfedale.co.uk/faq.php?show_faq=6
How should I run my speakers in?
Most loudspeakers will sound fairly dreadful out of the box. The sound quality will continue to improve for the first 50 hours of use.
The reason for this is that the moving-coil loudspeaker is a mechanical device. As manufactured, many of the parts have a certain rigidity or tension, that only begins to relax after the loudspeaker has been played for some time.
We design our loudspeakers with this in mind. Their optimum performance is their relaxed state - but in order to achieve this, they will necessarily sound fairly bad to begin with.
So to run in your new speakers we suggest playing music at a moderate (not loud) level continuously for 50 hours.
If you are in a noise sensitive environment, the way to achieve this with minimum disruption, is to stand the loudspeakers on the floor, directly facing each other. Then wire one of the speakers out of phase (i.e red to black and black to red). Their bass drivers will cancel each other out and the sound will be much quieter. After 50 hours, return them to the ideal listening position, REMEMBER to correct the wiring phase on the speakers, and enjoy the music.
http://www.wharfedale.co.uk/faq.php?show_faq=6
How should I run my speakers in?
Most loudspeakers will sound fairly dreadful out of the box. The sound quality will continue to improve for the first 50 hours of use.
The reason for this is that the moving-coil loudspeaker is a mechanical device. As manufactured, many of the parts have a certain rigidity or tension, that only begins to relax after the loudspeaker has been played for some time.
We design our loudspeakers with this in mind. Their optimum performance is their relaxed state - but in order to achieve this, they will necessarily sound fairly bad to begin with.
So to run in your new speakers we suggest playing music at a moderate (not loud) level continuously for 50 hours.
If you are in a noise sensitive environment, the way to achieve this with minimum disruption, is to stand the loudspeakers on the floor, directly facing each other. Then wire one of the speakers out of phase (i.e red to black and black to red). Their bass drivers will cancel each other out and the sound will be much quieter. After 50 hours, return them to the ideal listening position, REMEMBER to correct the wiring phase on the speakers, and enjoy the music.
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