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Re: What is Loud?
#90952 04/23/05 05:53 AM
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Now we're getting into the spirit of things.

So, any takers on the break-in? How long is good enough? 20 hours? 40?? (Not necessarily buying it myself, but will to try it for the sake of science!)

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#90953 04/23/05 06:10 AM
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Uh-oh, now you have done it. The "break in" question. Complete myth or MarkSJohnson's way of acquiring new speakers?

Depending on who you talk to it's either the brain breaking in and adjusting to a new sound, or the drivers actually changing. Most of the guys here will say.....

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#90954 04/23/05 07:09 AM
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Heh heh, yeah, I'm keenly aware of the raging controversy!

I have a golden opportunity here, though, one speaker playing day and night, the other not yet arrived...but I want to make sure I gave it "enough" time to make it a fair comparison. (In my room. With my receiver. For one model. Of Axiom. Using my music. With my ears. You can see where this is leading, right?)

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#90955 04/23/05 11:38 AM
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Got it, I see where it's going!
(now don't tell anyone I said so, but ya gotta be quick in your listening-when I plunked down my M50s where my M3s had been, it took between 20 and 25 minutes for the obvious "harshness" to go completely away: Not quite "Right" at 20 min, to "Wow, that's better!" at 25)(or something like that)

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#90956 04/23/05 12:38 PM
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The most important thing is that your test be completely blind, and double blind would be better. If you have even the slightest idea which speaker is which, your own biases (whatever they may be) can, and will, enter into the equation. Without this condition being met, your test will mean little, and prove nothing.


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Re: What is Loud?
#90957 04/23/05 12:52 PM
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How's that saying go: "If you can see a speaker, you can't hear it"

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#90958 04/23/05 12:58 PM
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I agree. I don't have a fancy rotating speaker base - even near each other, the change in direction might give it away.
Other than that, though, I'll have 2nd blind person operate the A/B switch.



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#90959 04/23/05 01:01 PM
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Must be tough evaluating TVs double blind, huh?

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#90960 04/23/05 01:17 PM
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Gonna be difficult to come up with a catchy phrase for that one!

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#90961 04/23/05 04:49 PM
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took my ears...er...speakers...er ears....no wait, speakers...f*** I dunno which, but something broke in, and it took it about a week.

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