Monitor break in?

[rfahey86]

I've just ordered my new monitors (Wharfedale Diamond Pro 8.2A). I was curious about whether these should be broken in or not. I've read through the manual online and it dosen't say anything about breaking them in. I then Googled it and found mixed opinions about whether it should be done. Just wondering if you guys break yours in? If yes how did you go about doing it?

P.S. My last pair of monitors were M-Audio Bx5a and i just hooked them and started to used them. The high frequency driver crapped out a few months later. Not sure if this was the cause but it could have just been defective.

 

[strangedayz]

I've never heard of "breaking in' monitors. Maybe thats why I'm still posting in the newbz section

 

[gecko zzed]

i just hooked them and started to used them.

Sounds reasonable to me.

That's what I've always done.

However, any piece of equipment will suffer if you overload it.

 

[hertzdonut]

IMO, breaking in monitors or speakers ranks right up there with spending money on Monster cables.

One's a waste of time, the other of money.

 

[Massive Master]

Monitors most definitely "break in."

These are mechanical, moving parts we're talking about here. Stiff surrounds soften (etc.)...

Whether it's a relatively minor thing (synthetic surrounds, Kevlar or aluminum cones, metal tweeters) or a relatively major occurrence (natural surround, paper woofers, silk-dome tweeters), they're going to break-in over the first --- eh, maybe couple hundred hours of actual use.

 

[RAMI]

I once broke into a monitor. Didn't find shit in there excpet for a few shitty voices...and one of them was mine!

 

[Dogbreath]

I'd read about break in as well so I just hooked em up, set a CD to repeat and let it play at a lower volume while I went to work. Came home, turned it up to a moderate volume and let it play that evening and then while I slept.
Next morning just shut everything down.
I dunno if this is the "right" way but I've had no problems with em.

 

[Chibi Nappa]

IMO, breaking in monitors or speakers ranks right up there with spending money on Monster cables.

One's a waste of time, the other of money.

How to spot the snake oil:

Has parts that move while performing it's job: Yes, that "breaks in". Speakers, phonograph needles, etc.

Parts don't move yet sales literature mentions "break in": Danger - High probability of snake oil. Cables etc.



That being said: I don't see any reason to do anything out of the ordinary to break anything in. Just use it as you normally would. It will break in.

 

[moresound]

Breaking in monitors would be the same as breaking in a new car drive it or play music through them as you would do every day.
No babying or over doing it.

 

[philbagg]

Hmm, I'd never heard of this before. Although I did wonder. Interesting.

Can I just ask, if they do "break in"... What's the reason for doing it?

IMO, breaking in monitors or speakers ranks right up there with spending money on Monster cables.

One's a waste of time, the other of money.

I had to buy a monster USB cable so my MBox 2 would stop making noise in the monitors. It's not always a waste

 

[Massive Master]

That being said: I don't see any reason to do anything out of the ordinary to break anything in. Just use it as you normally would. It will break in.

True. But if you're in a hurry, a 20-20k sine sweep followed by 10 seconds of pink on "repeat" while you're out is a wonderful way to speed things up a bit.

 

[CIRO]

My experience is that it is necessary and works.The ones I´m using now (Samson Rubicon) had the low end response clearly extended after "months" of use (maybe you can reduce this time using more hours per day or at higher levels - not sure, though).

Ciro

 

[rfahey86]

Thanks for the input guys. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't going to mess them up by just hooking them up and using them right away.