So it's time to talk about break in time.many wire manufactures say it takes > 100 hours to break in wire.amplifiers take > 50 hours and sound better up to 500 hours. Speakers are the same. Don't be disappointed if it doesn't sound quite correct in the beginning.that is why most manufa tures have at least 1 month return policy to give time for breakin.some audiophile don't believe in this as each to his own. Enjoy the music and experiments
Bi-wiring and Bi-amping for Dummies (Well, One dummy amyways)
Thanks to fellow list member here I’ve learned recently some about my new equipment. Now about hooking it all up.....
Most of the new gear is pretty simple but there’s a couple of new twists I have no experience with. Bi-wiring and bi-amping.
Bi-wiring. I purchased a pair of Cambridge Audio Edge M monoblocks and a pair of
KEF R11 Meta speakers. The speakers will take normal wiring or bi-wiring I now understand. I was lucky enough to contact Morrow Audio before they shipped out my new SP6 speaker cables and have the speaker ends changed to bi-wiring.
The amplifier cable ends will have the normal two connectors while the speaker ends will now have 4. Pretty straightforward or am I missing something?
Bi-amping. Well, this will take another pair of monoblocks. That’s not in this year’s budget but maybe next year if it offers that much improvement. Does it add much improvement? Even when using monoblocks? Will it make the cables I just ordered obsolete? Will I need additional cables? Anything else I need to know?
I’m sure bi-wiring and bi-amping are covered in the forums elsewhere but I’m trying to be specific for the brands of equipment I purchased.
Your polite comments and opinions are valued, thank you.
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@mark200mph Wrote:
The video in my post above mentioned by @toddsyr, is not Paul McGowan of PS Audio! 😎 Mike |
@mark200mph It's great that you point these things for the benefit of everyone who might read things here. I do firmly believe in break in time. Morrow Audio is giving my new speaker cables 40 days on the burn in machine. I do realize the new components will need a little time too. I'll run the new amps, preamp and everything for a bit before even really listening to them. A few hours anyways. Then I'll relax and start enjoying things knowing it's only going to get better. I figure it's best to do a lot of break in before trying room treatments. @parkergetdean If you're speaking about me, take it however you want to. Being nice and polite is passive aggressive? Whatever. |
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