Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Stereo speaker break-in

I have an ifinity basslink in my car, I think I pretty much cranked it from the get go. Well anyways, after 2 or 3 weeks, the bass was noticeably more. This was the only speaker that I ever noticed, that had a breakin period.
The infinity basslink is a powered 10" sub with a 10" passive radiator. If anyone is ever looking into one, theyre actually pretty good, not earth shattering, but a healthy amount of bass.

On the break-in question, I recently bought some Orb speakers for a bedroom. In their manual they said that there would be some break-in: "Like all speaker systems, our speakers require a little time to break in. They will sound great out of the box, but even better as they play for a couple of hours over the first few days. Use the speakers normally during the break in period. There is no need to break in the speakers any other way. As you play them, you will notice that the output from the satellites becomes more well-rounded and the output from the subwoofer becomes tighter and louder. You will also notice that the overall integration between the satellites and subwoofer improves as the speakers break in: You might have to adjust the volume of the subwoofer during the break in period to best match the satellites. Once a balance has been achieved, you will probably not have to make many changes unless there are
differences in the dynamic range or recording of your various audio sources."

I'm frankly not sure if I hear any difference after the break-in period. I've listened for it, and think I hear a slight difference, but who knows. Any difference is subtle.

As an aside, I actually like the little system I got from Orb (including a nice little sub). Nothing like the Axiom setup in another room, but I don't think even Orb would claim to compare to larger speakers like the Axioms. I would have preferred Axioms, but they were too big for this particular room . . . .

Axiom does have some very small speakers, just fyi. Glad you like the Orbs.

What is this? Is this a subtle "shame on you for not buying Axiom's little speakers?"

Is this a subtle chiding?

I don't think so, it sounds like he didn't know Axiom had smaller speakers than the M2's which are of course the M0's and bought orb audio instead. He did say he wished Axiom had smaller speakers.

OK, thank you for not keeeeelllling me. Is that French?

I wouldn't mind hearing more in-depth impressions of the Orbs. I keep thinking of picking up a pair just to try them. As far as their use, I think they'd just go with my monitor (whenever I buy a new one) so I can still have computer audio when I'm using my main system for something else. Any small speakers would work, really, but I do like balls. Spheres, I mean.

Have not seen Achmed the Dead Terrorist ?

I didn't take kcarlile's comment as a subtle dig, just as an FYI.

I actually posted about my situation here and exchanged some e-mails with Alan. Just couldn't get any Axiom setup that would seem to work for my particular situation. I don't recall a mention of M0's, but it's possible someone did discuss those and I determined they wouldn't work. It's also possible I just asked the wrong questions and thus didn't get that information. In any event, it wasn't such a huge deal because it's just a master bedroom, and the Orbs seem to work well in my situation. In fact, I actually ended up doing something very different in terms of configuration than what I originally planned, and I think the Orbs in particular allowed me to do that. As I said, I would have preferred Axioms because I am so comfortable with the product and because, frankly, if I'm going to spend money on speakers I'd just assume send it to Axiom because I like the company so much. I'm sure they'll make it without my $700 dollars, though, or whatever the Axiom alternative would have cost.

CV: As for impressions, I am probably the last person to give a real review, as I don't know what I'm listening for on a more technical level. My ability to analyze these things is pretty much limited to "I like it," or "I don't like it." That being said, I think they sound good, particularly for their size. I actually like the sub a lot, seems to integrate well with the speakers and actually gives a lot of base for it's size. For a more meaningful analysis, though, you could take a look at this AVS thread: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=769976. Toward the end of the thread somebody comes in who seems quite knowledgeable and discusses some of the limits of the Orbs. He gets yelled at a lot (it's an Orb thread), but what he said seemed pretty reasonable to the unitiated like me. Someone with a better ear than mine might have some concerns with what that particular person was describing.

I can tell you that they're much better than bags of sand, but what they're attached to can really make or break 'em.