Breaking in my speakers

[socaljeeper]

What if at all do you have to do to break them in? And what happens if you dont do it? and how long does it take? Thanks

[F1nut]

Just play them, they'll get there.

[jwhitakr]

There is no hard and fast rule. F1 is right ... just give them some serious play time and they will get there.

[BjornB17]

A bat is one way to break them in

[curved]

These are the steps that I took to break-in my RTi8's the right way:
-Make Jack and Coke
-Kick off my shoes
-Planted my behind
-Layed back and let the tunes play

In all seriousness, just don't push them too hard right away.

[steveinaz]

+1 to all the above. Save any serious listening for about 30 days--tweeters will smooth out, and bass will probably increase slightly as surrounds loosen. You notice it more with some speakers than others. My Athenas definitely gained noticeable bass after about a month, my Energy's, not so much.

[zingo]

For break-in, I usually do about 25% pink noise and 75% music; and I try to let the speakers run for at least a week straight. That is my recipe for success, but they will also just break in on their own as mentioned.

[ShinAce]

To break in a woofer for spec testing, I use a 20-30 Hz tone at moderate volume for hours on end.

To break in a speaker, I would just push them hard enough at first and cut the treble back a few dB for the first day or two. Harsh highs kill me.