Now that I've ordered a 950, I'm starting to think about set up issues. One deals with break in time with the 950. How many house of use should I plan on until the 950 really sounds like it ultimtely should?

Eric

Right out of the box.


brianca

I've had it for a few weeks now and I've not noticed any change in its sound.

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Matthew J. Hill
matt@idsi.net

How do you break in a processor? Speakers are one thing but a piece of electronics should not have to "break in". Any sound difference could be chalked up to familiarity. I hope this helps.

Shame on you for not knowing the answer to that one. There are five steps for total break-in of a 950

1. Unbox your 950.

2. Plug it in and let it run for 5 minutes.

3. Unplug the unit from the AC Socket

4. Tuck it under your arm and take 4 laps around the neighborhood. A slow jog is the preferred pace. A fast walk is OK too.

5. Plug your unit back in and wallah! you should hear a remarkable difference in sound quality and transperancy.

If no difference is heard,unplug the unit and take some more laps around the block. Repeat this process until you can hear the difference.

Congradulations You are now finished

Very Simple

The best way to break it in is to send it to me when you get it (so I can have two).

Man, that was hard work!!! It took five times BTW.

I would really like to stress this point. Although a brisk walk is acceptable I have found that a more moderate paced jog really opens the sound stage. I actually had to send 5 770's back for replacement since I kept dropping them.

I'm not sure I disagree with any of the statments made above about "break-in" periods. However, I have noticed a change in the sound from my system during the first week or so after it arrived. Before everybody jumps on me, let me say that I was playing with cross-over cut-offs and the like, which may have had something to do with it, but, while things initially sounded kind of harsh ( a high frequency unmusicality) the sounded mellowed by the end of the week toward a sound I really enjoy.

Break-in is an actual phenomenon. Except that it is we (the listeners) that are being broken in, as we get used to the sound of something new in our systems.

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Sanjay