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Audio Shows and Equipment BreakIn

Could someone please explain something to me??? I've been reading the forum trying to get some info on the Avalon Eidolon speakers. The threads beg comparisons to other speakers. Something that I read over and over again that blows my mind is the manufacturer's apparent habit of demonstrating equipment at a show that is not properly broken in. I do understand that the environment at the shows can't be controlled but I have a really hard time understanding why a manufacturer would not want to make absolutely sure that his/her speakers were completely broken in, such that they could be shown at best advantage. Any idea as to why this occurs so often???
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The general rule of thumb is that equipment undergoes a break-in -- true.

How it impacts the sound? You never know especially if you're auditioning them in different room or CES and you also never know this way if the speaker were broken-in or not.

Break-in helps out to adjust small and tiny imperfections but the foundation of a sound should be present out of box.

If you buy a new Lex GS430 there is no way some "broken-in" Honda Civic can outrun it neither from start nor on the long run.
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