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Bronze Member Username: Mixster
Lake Tahoe,
NV
Post Number: 24
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Thursday, June 10, 2004 - 12:42 am: |
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Hey Guys,
I hear a lot of speaker burn-in. What is the proper way to burn-in some new speakers. I bought a pair of Monitor Audio Bronze B2's if that makes any difference. |
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Silver Member Username: Robertinchico
Post Number: 131
Registered: Apr-04
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| Posted on Thursday, June 10, 2004 - 01:25 pm: |
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There is a period where the construction of the speaker, from outer phase plug, the surround, the magnet motor, etc -- get loosened up from some normal use after assembly. The devices in the crossover "warm-up" after some signal passes thru them. This is pretty much the idea of speaker burn in. Maybe even the wood cabinets settle in a bit given the humidity, temperatures etc of their new locale.
Just anticipate that your speakers will need about 50 hours to fully loosen up.
Did you opt out of PSB? |
Bronze Member Username: Mixster
Lake Tahoe,
NV
Post Number: 27
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Thursday, June 10, 2004 - 02:41 pm: |
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Yea, I opted out.....I didn't have a convenient dealer nearby and really liked the sound of the B2's.
Is the volume level important for burn-in??? |
Silver Member Username: Robertinchico
Post Number: 133
Registered: Apr-04
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| Posted on Thursday, June 10, 2004 - 08:55 pm: |
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Well a few hours in the mix of burn in hours with some bass energy can't hurt. Don't OVER FOCUS on speaker burn in.............
I think it's a good idea to have a speaker that is at least competent and not overly expensive that you can upgrade in the near future if you want to. The overly impetuous approach I took when purchasing Paradigm Titan's, which I DISLIKED, gave way to owning Paradim Focus, which is a HELL of a deal for $320.
I'll get Paradigm Monitor 5's this summer, THEN start a paced search for some $2k speakers.
So with your new Bronze B2, you can enjoy them, then perhaps the PSB thing will fall into place over the next couple of months. |
Bronze Member Username: Mixster
Lake Tahoe,
NV
Post Number: 28
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Friday, June 11, 2004 - 10:10 am: |
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I don't know....I'm pretty much diggin these B2's 
I wanted to listen to the Monitor 5's but the shop I went to didn't have them.....they had every other Paradigm model. |
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