Audiophiles hifi appreciation thread old and new

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danb in reply to @BrickMan

Nope - speakers really do break in. It is somewhat dependent on the construction of the drivers, but the surrounds/cone do bed in over time. It was very noticeable with the Fostex's - they needed at least 100hrs before they were listenable.

A quick way to bed them in was to wire them out of phase,pointed at each other and playing pink noise.

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BrickMan in reply to @danb

So wire one backwards then play into each other, loosen them up?

I guess mechanically it makes sense that the rubber suspended rim can change a little, but these are used speakers that a guy used in the rear of a surround setup so figure they've seen at least some use.

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danb in reply to @BrickMan

yup - although if, as you say, they are used then they might just not be great :P

My general advice is to either DIY some or buy some decent vintage speakers - there has been very little technological improvement in speaker technology in the past 60 years.

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