How long to let speakers "bed-in"?

Zeebedy · 11 Sep 2023 at 12:41

hey guys,

loving my SteelSeries Arena 7 2.1 setup..

But im curious to how many hours to run them before I "crank" them up a little bit more?

Mr Evil · 11 Sep 2023 at 16:50

Zeebedy said:
...before I "crank" them up...

You don't need to wait before playing them loud. In fact it's playing loud bass that breaks speakers in by flexing the surround. So just use them normally, and if they need breaking in (not all speakers do) then it will happen naturally.

Zeebedy · 11 Sep 2023 at 17:00

Mr Evil said:
You don't need to wait before playing them loud. In fact it's playing loud bass that breaks speakers in by flexing the surround. So just use them normally, and if they need breaking in (not all speakers do) then it will happen naturally.

Oh ok, didnt realise that, will give them a go now!

cheers mate!

hornetstinger · 11 Sep 2023 at 17:20

By listening to "I'm a barbie girl" for 100 hours straight on repeat.