Burn-in CD


Would the Purist Audio burn-in CD have an effect on burning-in new speakers ( Von Schweikert VR-4 JR in my case).,that will be different from simply playing music. Manual recommends playing LOUD rock music for 250-300 hrs., and reducing this time to 6 hours certainly sounds tempting. So I'm wondering if the burn-in CD can deliver on it's promise to achieve the same (supposedly) effect in just 6 hours. I could possibly understand it's effect on the other system components, but for the speakers? Please share your thoughts and experiences. Regards.
maril555

Showing 1 response by nickway

I am not familiar with your piticualar burn in CD. It might work, it might not.

I think you are right in saying that burning in is going to take 250-300 hrs. My studio 40s took at least 200 to really start sounding thier best.

I would go easy on your new speakers for the first 50 hours or so while everything settles in. You could also try just leaving your speaker on for 3-4 weeks playing quitly at night and louder by day. You can have the things well broken-in inside of a month. Thats what I did.

If you are in a real rush I think Sterophile has a speaker burn in disc, but personally I would just wait out the burn in proccess. Within a week they will sound quite good and are very listenable. After that you will notice inprovemets but is probably not spending money on a burn in disc to rush you through this time.

Hope this helps and enjoy your new speakers.
Cheers,
Nick