How long do new speakers take to break in?

The most basic way to run in your speakers is to set them up with your system and use them normally. Usually the speakers will be sufficiently run in after a total of 20-30 hours of normal use and they will often continue to develop and improve for the first hundred or so hours.

Do you really need to break in new speakers?

Much like your new pair of shoes, new speakers need time to “break in”, and will not sound best until they do. The components making up the speaker’s suspension are primarily what changes during break-in. As the speaker is used, the spider and cone surround begin losing some of their initial stiffness.

Do speakers need time to “break in”?

Much like your new pair of shoes, new speakers need time to “break in”, and will not sound best until they do. The components making up the speaker’s suspension are primarily what changes during break-in. These components are the spider (lower suspension) and the cone surround (upper suspension).

How long does it take to break speakers in?

A good rule of thumb is that playing any sort of full-range recorded music through a speaker at a mid-volume level for around 100 hours is enough to break the speaker in.

Is it necessary to “break in” speakers?

Many audio experts and speaker manufacturers say that loudspeakers really benefit from break-in. Like anything else mechanical, the drivers-the midrange and woofers-found in almost all speakers have moving parts that move more freely with time, or effort.

How to break-in a speaker?

Recorded musicis one of the most common methods to induce break-in. Physical movement certainly works, if you have the time to sit there and work the cone up and down. I don’t recommend it, though. Hanging speakers face down is often suggested as an option. Variacs are variable AC voltage controls with distortion-free output.