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question about breaking in speakers and amp


HI all,

I set up my new (and first) system the other day. I must say it sounds really good out of the box -- so here is my question. I got three pieces -- a Jolida tube amp, a music hall cd player, and Quad 21L2 speakers. What should I expect to hear change as the equipment starts to break in? What should I be paying attention to?

Thanks!!

Marty
martyw
newbee
4,093 posts
 
Tvad re the Silverlines, mine were completely functional when I first set them up, no 37 hours, or, sorry, 36 hours, needed. But one thing I noticed was that the bass sucked(!) even though one reviewer had waxed poetically about its bass. I bought a sub (took a week to get it and plug it in) and got it all set up leaving the Silverlines running full range. Then one day I forgot to turn the sub on but didn't even notice it's absence until the end of the day when I tried to turn it off. Go figure, couldn't have had anything to do with woofer break in though. I put the sub in the attic. Just any other mystery I guess. :-)
tvad
9,467 posts
 
My woofers took 36 hours and 42 minutes to break in.

However, what really caused the bass to sound its best was a Pass Labs
amplifier. Had I owned the Pass Labs amp at the beginning of my Sonata III
ownership, the speakers might have displayed zero break-in, and sounded
perfect from the get-go. Who knows?
glenfihi
525 posts
 
Was never one to buy into the "break in period" needed for gear, until I had a chance to hear new mono tube amps, which should have blown my integrated away. It was not even close, returned back to the dealer whom kept them on a few days later... what a big difference. It taught me not to rush to judgement.
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