Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners Is there a break-in?

Wondering if there is a break-in period for new Axioms, as I've heard yes, and I've heard no.. If so then what is recomended to cut thru this phase? Thanks!

Darrin, woofers cycle hundreds of times and tweeters thousands of times in their first second of operation. Any breaking-in has already happened when the speaker was briefly tested at the factory. You can expect that you'll become more accustomed to the sound of a speaker after a while, but tests show no permanent changes after a very short initial break-in of no more than a minute or so. In any case, you don't have to do anything special, because if there was a "break-in" it would happen automatically.

If they are coming out of the 23 degree fedex truck into your 77f living room, then yes, they will sound considerably different after a couple of hours. I would even suggest not blasting them the second you get them and to wait for the to warm up.

Otherwise, there isn't much break-in to be done. Some specific polyester film capacitor manufacturers have datasheets that specify a 40-50 hr break-in time before the capacitor is "settled" or whatever, so it's possible this could happen in the crossover, but highly unlikely it'll be audible especially as they are used in the factory before they get to you.

More often than not, it is simply one's ears getting accustomed to their new speakers. My thiels here have one speaker with no midrange, and one with no tweeter. They sound different now than they did a week ago. Nothing changed, but I have become accustomed to the huge gaping hole in frequency response, and my mind'll be "broken in" to a regular stereo again when I get my drivers back.

Don't discount the weather thing though. It can really screw up drivers if you blast them after they've been out in the freezing cold for days.

Don't tell the Algonquins that.

No, there is no break in, just call Axiom if you don't believe us. Who has told you there is?

The Deaf Monk.

Or maybe it was spellingbot, grammarbot, or apostrophebot.

Or Speakergrrl.

Get a collection of all your favorite recordings, drinks lots of beer and enjoy.

Beer will definitely affect the sound perception.