Break In Failed

in" before testing, or do they test them right off the assembly line?

@gs5556 some actually do.

When I got mine, the fellow said let em play for a few days when you go to work.
They are pretty broken in now.

How can anyone optimize loudspeaker performance within 20 minutes? Figuring out preferences for room placement, toe-in and tilt takes a little bit of time.

@onhwy61 ^100%^

But they should sound “pretty great” right away.
I have had mine for a while, and each move results in a few months of subtle moving them around before it gets as good as they can in the room.

The Mrs says, “They sound good… stop moving them around.”

If they don’t sound pretty good right away, then they probably aren’t.
Thy only get better and optimised within the room. They do not go from bad to great… IME.

Just install them and listen to them. You'll get multiple upgrades for free as they run in :))

Just set them up and play them as much as possible, enjoy the music and listen to how they evolve in the break-in period. Don’t sweat the process. They will break-in regardless. I’m doing the same with my totally updated/redone (including crossovers) Apogee Acoustics full range ribbon speakers.

Agree!

Why worry about break-in? Just play them. It’s fun to hear them loosen up.

That being said, the only speakers I heard palpable change are my Tannoys. All other speakers I ’sorta’ heard a difference?

Tannoys with their hard surrounds are all over the place for at least a few months..100+ hours.

The best advice is Sean Connery's in The Untouchables:

Don't wait for it to happen. Don't even want it to happen. Just watch what does happen.

Or in this case listen (and enjoy).