recently replaced drivers in a pair of older infinity bookshelves with audax drivers.was wondering what an average time is before the tweeters 'warm up' they are very detailed,just a bit harsh.also,what kind of power needs to be applied.

i moved them to the rear because i don't like to be without my b&w's. so now i do most of my 2-ch listening in 'natural surround'(1050) to give them some 'airtime'.

btw they are titanium dome.
they will be used as mains in my buddy's system because they simply blow away the infinitys he bought new,but i got a deal on demos for him,so they are already broke in.

With both Klipsch and Paradigm after a few hours to a couple days the sound seemed to "smooth" out a bit. I left the FM playing 24/7 at low volume and it did the trick.

thanks,but now it doesn't matter.my buddy(and i use that in the past tense) jumped the gun and wanted his speakers. so he's on his own,and he has no idea how to hook up anything,nor did he want to learn.he'll be wishing he paid attention when he:
a.smokes something.
b.has to pay someone.

but it seems like i read somewhere that some companies recommend 100 hours breakin.

i doubt a tweeter breaks in very much if at all.

it's my understanding(which could be wrong) that the tweeter is the most crucial to break-in.

well opinions are like you know whats, we all have one.

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Just wanted to add a trick that I use to break in new speakers or drivers (when I'm impatient). I will put my loudspeakers face to face, but not touching and wire ONE out of phase. I'll turn FM muting off and tune to white noise. Theoretically, if your pre/amp/receiver channels are perfectly balanced, and your loudspeakers are perfectly matched, you will hear no noise. In actual practise (for me) I've always heard a slight amount of 'hiss' but it's not too intrusive. By doing all this, it allows (almost) a full range signal to your speakers at a level that won't drive you nuts, however, caution is needed as you can damage your equipment this way too. IMHO, it all needs breaking in.

CMT

oops. I should've said 'damage your equipment by setting the levels TOO high'

CMT

yeah, i have a new space awaiting setup, but i have yet to take time to take pics of my gear. i do not currently have a digital camera (other than my phone), so that is holding me back as well. work sucks man. at least i changed the title to coming soon :-).