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MoFi 888 making me mad!

I’ll admit, I didn’t like them. Closed in, lacking highs and detail. Excess booming bass. What was all the hype about?

The dealer I bought them from told me they were a dealer’s demo pair and had plenty of time on the. 

I put them up for sale, but kept listening as I had some new vinyl to check out. In the meantime I ordered a different pair of speakers I heard at a dealer last week. 

And then the last 2 days.....
WTF? The highs suddenly opened up and the bass got a little tighter. The imaging was always, just ok, but now they are bringing some of the 3D effects with the sound more easily detaching from the speakers. I’m digging them now. I was confused, but then realized they couldn’t have been broke in. 

Can anyone else describe the break in they experienced with this speaker? 

traudio
traudio OP
184 posts
 

@larsman 

Yeah, apparently not.

pryso
2,059 posts
 

traudio, I've been in this hobby for decades so have gone through multiple new speakers.  The break in time among those varied, but it was minor with the SP-888s I bought new last year.  They were not demos bu in factory sealed boxes.

The break in was very slight, nothing like you described.  Mainly a tightening of the bass and a bit of solidifying the detail and imagining.  Change was slight and seemed to have settled in after 30 hours or so.  In fact early on friends who heard the speakers remarked on the excellent sonics, including bass.  I'm very pleased with mine.

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mapman
23,590 posts
 

Worth noting that break-in times for new speakers can vary widely but amount of time played and volume played at are always two key variables that go into it.  Amplifier used can also make a difference in that some amps may work a speaker much harder than others.

Saying it takes a certain period of time alone for a speaker to break in is meaningless.  Based on what?  Some may even sound their best right out of the box.  

It all depends.

vetsc5
115 posts
 

To quote the head monk from the Kung Fu tv series, “ Patience Grasshopper, patience”. 😌
Enjoy the music. 

mgrif104
557 posts
 

I had the same experience with my SF Il Cremonese. Out of the box they were nice but were restricted in their low end range and dynamics. A massive difference after a few weeks of run time - in extension, smoothness and dynamic ease. 

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