paulguru
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How long to burn for these speakers ?
Yeah low end on my a5+'s transformed after 50ish hours. Speaker stands made the biggest difference though, as with any energetic and large speakers they need isolation to sound anything like they should.
how transfored ?
much noticeable difference than just unboxed ?
A only the bass was transformed ?
Thank you
Your post was very helpful for me.
For "stands" you means Audioengine DS2 right ?
Burn in was definitely noticeable, both more bass and much much much smoother. The highs and MIDs didn't change a lot over time if at all.
Speaker stands had the greater over all effect, both aiming the speakers at my head and lows/low MIDs performance was greatly improved by not fighting or reflecting of my desk. But again that isn't a a5 thing, that's just a all large speakers thing.
@cel4145 is right, you can use your speakers normally as soon as you get them. Break in will happen on it's own as you use them, and there's nothing special you need to do.
I work for Audioengine, and we usually recommend around 40 to 50 hours of mid level playback before doing any critical listening, and it is mostly a mechanical thing. From what I understand, some of the materials we use for the drivers are kind of stiff right after manufacturing and need to move around to loosen up.
I've had the chance to hear a lot of before/after on this and, once they're broken in, what I tend to notice is that the low end seems to smooth out a bit, and mids/highs seem to be a touch sweeter.