ANOTHER ONE bites the dust...

[Dr Morbius]

Looking great! How long for burn in?

Burn in, well I could hear a big distinct difference from the first hour to the, I’d say 40th hour. Very slightly gradual till I got to 90 hours. And it sounded spectacular at 40 hours, I must say!

 

[a.wayne]

On new products burn in usually require you to past the 90day CC return date.

Typically 300 hrs before u can really hear a difference ..

 

[Randy Myers]

Harbeth claims that their speakers will sound as good out of the box until their final day. No break in required.

However, with my new Harbeth I noticed a distinct improvement after about 3-weeks. It surprised me actually because I did not plan on any burn period for them.

 

[Mr Peabody]

Harbeth claims that their speakers will sound as good out of the box until their final day. No break in required.

However, with my new Harbeth I noticed a distinct improvement after about 3-weeks. It surprised me actually because I did not plan on any burn period for them.

Unless a manufacturer breaks the speaker in before boxing I don't see how there could not be break in time.

 

[Randy Myers]

Unless a manufacturer breaks the speaker in before boxing I don't see how there could not be break in time.

That was my belief also. This is why I was surprised when I read on their website that burn in is not necessary. I can say in no uncertain terms they definitely benefit from a break-in period.

 

[Michaels HiFi]

That was my belief also. This is why I was surprised when I read on their website that burn in is not necessary. I can say in no uncertain terms they definitely benefit from a break-in period.

I agree with you Randy. I can't imagine them NOT having benefited from a break in period.

 

[garylkoh]

If the loudspeaker is not a crossover-less wide-band single driver design, the burn-in process is a roller coaster since each driver breaks in differently. A woofer, midrange and tweeter are physically vastly different. And as they break-in coherence and integration WILL vary widely.

We break-in speakers for a week at the factory LOUD (at nights) 24/7. That's equivalent to a year's break-in playing them 3 hours a night after you take them home (do the math). Hence, we confidently tell our customers that the speakers will only require minimal break-in after you take them home. But they will continue to improve for the next couple of years.

 

[Michaels HiFi]

If the loudspeaker is not a crossover-less wide-band single driver design, the burn-in process is a roller coaster since each driver breaks in differently. A woofer, midrange and tweeter are physically vastly different. And as they break-in coherence and integration WILL vary widely.

We break-in speakers for a week at the factory LOUD (at nights) 24/7. That's equivalent to a year's break-in playing them 3 hours a night after you take them home (do the math). Hence, we confidently tell our customers that the speakers will only require minimal break-in after you take them home. But they will continue to improve for the next couple of years.

I do similar as I have a room and gear dedicated just to burn in equipment as it comes in for me to check out.

I have a cheap solid state amp and DAC I use to burn in new gear, speakers and cables that way I don't put use on my tubes in my main gear.

Cables receive 400 hours, speakers 400-500 hours, gear 350-400 hours.

Some gear needs longer. I found the Aqua La Scala DAC I had needed close to 600+ hours!

 

[garylkoh]

I do similar as I have a room and gear dedicated just to burn in equipment as it comes in for me to check out.

I have a cheap solid state amp and DAC I use to burn in new gear, speakers and cables that way I don't put use on my tubes in my main gear.

Cables receive 400 hours, speakers 400-500 hours, gear 350-400 hours.

Some gear needs longer. I found the Aqua La Scala DAC I had needed close to 600+ hours!

Love a dealer who would do that before delivering to a customer!