How to get the most out of your new speakers

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Move your speakers away from the wall, and be amazed by what happens • Please, please, please...
Speakers and electronics break-in, right? • Does your new componen...

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  • @ianforfun1
    @ianforfun15 жыл бұрын

    I sold Hi-Fi for years and the 'break-in' varies with use and time, all speakers with a cone the spider will become more compliant and flexible with the piston line of travel and when broken-in, the result will lead to closer and more accurate compliance of the signal, more bass and better harmonics. In my experience, the best listening position I found is at the apex of an equilateral triangle and to toe or not to toe is subjective and imagery has to be taken into consideration but also thrown into the equation and can be a factor is a type of Tweeter if it's a dome or cone. Dome Tweeters tend to be more spatial and Cone types more directional. I agree totally with Steve and a great topic.

  • @jfro5867
    @jfro58674 жыл бұрын

    I have a fairly modest set up by most audiophiles standards however enjoy what I have. After 4 years of having my speakers set flat I watched this and toe'd them in (just a touch) yesterday. Really did make a difference. Honestly. Thank you Steve.👍

  • @andydogdixon1
    @andydogdixon13 жыл бұрын

    “So, you just got some new speakers!! “ Steve you are so funny I just love this Opening!

  • @1wired4sound
    @1wired4sound5 жыл бұрын

    Spot on, especially the placement in the room. Also consider your new speakers may sound better/worse than your current ones in the same location because of placement

  • @goran2268
    @goran22685 жыл бұрын

    I'm happy with my modest rig right now. But I find it fun to move around my speakers and I can never settle on that.

  • @ianyates7742
    @ianyates77425 жыл бұрын

    Hi Steve I’ve recently purchased a pair of Q acoustics 2050i floor standers I have had them for about four months now and I have noticed A definite improvement in sound as the break in period has progressed I am very happy with them they are a lot clearer punchy bottom end and a nice clean top end mid range is natural and without being over the top they create a really nice holographic image and nice separation with a superb centre stage overall very happy with the speakers would definitely buy another pair

  • @blackwaterdogs4256
    @blackwaterdogs42565 жыл бұрын

    Excellent advice ! Not as young as I used to be, I currently have all my heavy floorstanding speakers mounted on small mover`s dollies that I picked up for a few bucks at Harbor Freight. That makes it way easier to reposition them when needed. Even small changes can yield good results !

  • @rolandrohde
    @rolandrohde5 жыл бұрын

    The problem is, as soon as I get something new, I start thinking there might something even better out there...🙄

  • @rolandrohde

    @rolandrohde

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Douglas Blake I am well aware...😎🧘

  • @rolandrohde

    @rolandrohde

    5 жыл бұрын

    @UCklPjJoM26TGU7CMu0eRhfw I had Elac UniFi UB5 before, they sounded beautiful, but were not dynamic enough for Home Cinema...now I have Klipsch...

  • @oluhamilton2121

    @oluhamilton2121

    5 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like me...an addiction that wears off....I hope.

  • @rolandrohde

    @rolandrohde

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@oluhamilton2121 Indeed...there is always hope...👍

  • @bugpack6

    @bugpack6

    5 жыл бұрын

    I have that problem too!

  • @damo1556
    @damo15565 жыл бұрын

    On a different note just bought a new turntable PIoneer PLX 1000 turntable, cheers for the recommendation, very impressed so far

  • @RedBeard1284
    @RedBeard12845 жыл бұрын

    Lol you have me cracking up.. nicely done! I'm more into car amps and speakers but do enjoy a home style radio or system as well.

  • @TheFidop
    @TheFidop5 жыл бұрын

    When I hear new speakers I usually hear the good things about them first and notice weaknesses over time.

  • @andydogdixon1

    @andydogdixon1

    3 жыл бұрын

    Good morning Michael Garrison, be careful with that kind of thinking. You could wind up broke when you’re 60! Enjoy what you bought and hold onto your cash buddy 😁👍🏼💰💰💰

  • @briancullen8506
    @briancullen85065 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Steve for all the music and good advice. I watch your videos and learn something new about audio every day. I started listening to my stereo without my glasses on, closing my eyes, and I noticed a pleasant, natural change in the sound produced by the system. I sometimes think music doesn't like right angles. The music now flows over my face to my ears without anything in the way! Has anyone else noticed this effect? All the best to you!

  • @carlitomelon4610

    @carlitomelon4610

    5 жыл бұрын

    Check out the book "Get Better Sound" By Jim Smith. It's full of tips like listening without glasses, coffee tables, furniture between speakers, etc. I used to use it as the essential coffee table reference for my music room. Now it sits on the floor where the coffee table once sat ;-/

  • @briancullen8506

    @briancullen8506

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@carlitomelon4610 Thanks Carlito for the info. Brian

  • @pdcragin33
    @pdcragin335 жыл бұрын

    I’ve taken your advice to experiment with positioning to heart with my new Emotiva Airmotiv T2 towers. Substantial differences. Now I have a new “need” for manufacturers: rolling casters instead of spikes or feet. Because dear wife understandably wants the Ts put back against the wall when not listening, and wrestling those speakers is real work!

  • @MrLudvig01
    @MrLudvig015 жыл бұрын

    I really enjoy these videos, Guttenberg!

  • @andydogdixon1
    @andydogdixon13 жыл бұрын

    I’m certainly not a pro, but from my experience I would just like to add a couple things for folks to think about. Consider the length of your speaker cables. I have had my Vandersteen speakers for many years and when I bought them I paid a good deal of money for nice cables. They are sold by the foot so fortunately I thought I should buy extra several feet just in case. Wow, has that come in handy over the years! I have moved to a different house, I have placed the speakers and system in different rooms over the years and the extra several feet have really come in handy. Also it gives me the extra feet to move these speakers all around the room while listening. That can be lots of fun experimenting with the sound! Hope that’s helpful to someone. Best, Mark

  • @niallbrowne9129
    @niallbrowne91295 жыл бұрын

    Always leave new speakers in the cellar for 4 years to mature before unboxing

  • @AlanJWatkins
    @AlanJWatkins5 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Incredible shirt!

  • @FelixtheMetalcat
    @FelixtheMetalcat5 жыл бұрын

    Nice advice on not comparing new to old too quickly. I am 30 days in and have decided not to listen to my older set until the new speakers are fully broken in and doing what they are designed to do. Then I will fiddle with placement etc before I go back and do a side by side comparison, which in my case will never be fair to compare powered towers to a pr of bookshelf speakers.

  • @hushpuppykl
    @hushpuppykl5 жыл бұрын

    Was very skeptical about speaker break in. When I got myself the Klipsch RP600M I quickly set them up, listened to them about almost an hour. Then started to break them in. Reversed the phase on one speaker then placed them face to face. After over day I set them up again. It did sound different. Am pretty sure they did sound different as the break in method I used did not let me hear the speakers during break in.

  • @alanbratt3022
    @alanbratt30225 жыл бұрын

    Bought a pair of Jamo S426 floorstanders at the time when everyone was saying "they're awful speakers, absolutely no bass" After a bit of tweaking (placement, floor spikes etc, and a couple of weeks "run-in", they sound, imho, absolutely superb.

  • @mikecees2230
    @mikecees22305 жыл бұрын

    These are good tips if you sit in the sweet spot to listen to music. I rarely do that except late at night when I listen at such low levels that it doesn't make much difference anyway. Also - sometimes following all the rules doesn't necessarily work. I remember having front ported Proac monitors laying on their sides in a huge wall unit loaded with books. The big day came when I finally got rid of the wall unit and replaced it with a minimalist TV bench/cabinet and a pair of good quality stands well out into the room. It sounded like CRAP. In this setup the more I moved the speakers out into the room, the more bass I lost, when I moved them back the bass would return but would get unruly. I eventually figured out that the heavy bookcase loaded with books was acting as room treatment. Only after many days of fiddling around with everything (source, amp, cables, repositioning speakers and furniture, etc) did I finally manage to regain the balance that I had lost.

  • @jimshaw899
    @jimshaw8995 жыл бұрын

    It seems true. "Brain break-in" is the takeaway. And it applies to every component change. It's especially true of electromechanical things like cartridges, tone arms, tweeters, midranges, woofers, and subwoofers. And, most of all, speaker-room factors make an overriding difference, woudn'tyousay? But, brain break-in is the biggest, and it takes time and listening. That which is sharp and cool may become annoying, or not. What might seem more mellow and dark may become beloved, or not. Yeah. Brain break-in. Perceptions change with time and then stabilize. It is especially true for recording engineers and producers. They maintain their calibration by NOT changing things with every new fad monitor or amp.

  • @mrpositronia
    @mrpositronia5 жыл бұрын

    It took me almost a year to find the sweet spot for my Tannoys. I'm pretty sure of it... :D

  • @Another_Audiophile
    @Another_Audiophile5 жыл бұрын

    Very true. Otherwise might end up like your older post Steve “my dream speakers until I bought them”. I like always to make the analogy of wine and music. You have to leave the wine to breath a bit outside the bottle.

  • @aanon2550

    @aanon2550

    5 жыл бұрын

    Agreed, and you might as well go for a real glass of wine in the process :-)

  • @Another_Audiophile

    @Another_Audiophile

    5 жыл бұрын

    aanon2550 sound like a plan...

  • @NoEgg4u
    @NoEgg4u5 жыл бұрын

    Steve covered the height aspect of speakers that are on stands. If you have floor standing speakers, be sure to tilt them up or down, as needed, to get the best focus (you do not want your ears to be above or below the sweet spot). Also, be careful to connect the speaker cables in the correct order. If you mistakenly swap the "+" and "-", you will end up with one (or both) speakers out of phase (and that will be awful, and some folks might not detect it, until it is corrected, and suddenly everything will sound much better). Lastly, do what you can to reduce room reflections. Once accomplished, your brain will not have to contend with, and make sense of, spurious sounds (this is another area where you will not notice the problem, until it is corrected, and then everything will suddenly, almost magically, sound better). Cheers!

  • @Ineedtotakeabreak

    @Ineedtotakeabreak

    5 жыл бұрын

    Perhaps Always connect the left one first...just because.

  • @NoEgg4u

    @NoEgg4u

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Ineedtotakeabreak The left one? What is one? Connect the left what first?

  • @ianjohnhorwood2605

    @ianjohnhorwood2605

    5 жыл бұрын

    My classic floorstanding monitor audio gold gr20 reference in sealed cabinet form, are even on stands, they are 2 foot from the ceiling, firing straight down the longest part of my room, at atleast a metre off the back window wall covered by heavy curtains and a metre off the side walls. They fill my whole room with sound just fine like this.

  • @NoEgg4u

    @NoEgg4u

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@ianjohnhorwood2605 kzread.info/dash/bejne/m2t5rNmxYbTLZ8o.html

  • @Ineedtotakeabreak

    @Ineedtotakeabreak

    5 жыл бұрын

    Perhaps It was a joke.

  • @pintalnisto
    @pintalnisto5 жыл бұрын

    thank you.

  • @richardeaton6119
    @richardeaton61195 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Did you use those tips for that loud shirt, also?

  • @scottyo64
    @scottyo645 жыл бұрын

    The LRS have gotten better over time. I have about 40 hours with them so far and like them better everyday. Since several systems around my house I cant help but compare them. My wife has agreed to give me a room just for the LRS system so that will affect everything once again. How I got a room for 2 channel and one for theater I will never know

  • @jeffadams9699

    @jeffadams9699

    5 жыл бұрын

    scottyo64, how funny. I wonder the same thing. And I even have the same speakers. Lol. I bought the Maggie LRS’s in order to build a two channel system. After buying the associated electronics, mainly amp and DAC, I tried the Maggie’s in that room for awhile. I decided to move my ZU’s from my theater room to my two channel set up, and liked the sound so much more. My Maggie’s are currently in my theater room.

  • @baddriversofcolga
    @baddriversofcolga5 жыл бұрын

    Great advice. I got a set of headphones that at first I wasn't too impressed with. I kept listening to them for a while and came to love them.

  • @audiofun999
    @audiofun9995 жыл бұрын

    It took me three months to find a perfect location for my speakers. But when I discovered it, almost by accident, I was totally amazed by how they can actually sound. The distance between an ok and a perfect location maybe just a few inches, but the difference in sound can be night and day - that's what I learned. My speakers are KEF LS50

  • @martindepoorest

    @martindepoorest

    5 жыл бұрын

    How far from the rear and side walls ? Distance between them? Any toe in? Near field listening? Interested as a fellow LS 50 fan here.

  • @audiofun999

    @audiofun999

    5 жыл бұрын

    Roy Gaggino Sure, I happen to have my room plan here: postimg.cc/vx7TtDt4 It’s a small room, as you can see, and the shape is the worst possible, but I am very happy with the sound I was able to achieve. I found that only near field listening works in this room. Very slight toe-in. The distance from the rear wall provides deep soundstage that extends beyond the wall. Side walls have some treatment. I also have a sub, REL T5i, which is a must for LS50s IMO. Using tube pre + power amps. Installing NOS Mullard 12AU7 tubes in the pre-amp made a huge difference to get a very relaxing, musical, non-fatiguing, but still detailed sound.

  • @JEMHull-gf9el
    @JEMHull-gf9el5 жыл бұрын

    Steve what do you think about my turntable? (the pioneer in my video) which cartridge do you think would pair nicely with a vintage table like that? I'll definitely be taking your advice in this video once I get my speakers. I haven't decided which I want to get likely something from Klipsch or JBL.

  • @bryanherr1093
    @bryanherr10935 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the advice. I should have the LRS Maggies in a couple of weeks and I know they are going to need some time for experimentation. I wonder how the Schiit Aegir would sound with the LRS?

  • @gtric1466
    @gtric14664 жыл бұрын

    i agree, but for me it takes more like weeks, some things sound better, some worse and a lot has to do with placement and settings. but in a couple weeks i usually come to appreciate the sound more.

  • @sharkprisoner1909
    @sharkprisoner19093 жыл бұрын

    This guy reminds me just a little bit of Bill Nighy. Anyway thanks for the video, it helped a lot

  • @jogmas12
    @jogmas125 жыл бұрын

    Still have not taken the plunge on buying new speakers yet. Should I get floor standers or another bookshelf, still deciding.

  • @billdunn8542
    @billdunn85425 жыл бұрын

    All high end audio components need time to break in, including cables. I used to be skeptical when I got serious about high end thirty years ago. After hearing the changes time and time again over the years, their is no question that break in is a fact. I even heard it on a new iPad through a pair of Bose headphones recently. That was unexpected, I’ll never question break in again. Listen, and ye shall hear. Gear burn in and brain burn in are very different things. In time you’ll learn to differentiate between the two. Keep listening!

  • @Waitaminutesilly
    @Waitaminutesilly5 жыл бұрын

    I think rear ports speakers are more PIA to get the position right. Never had sealed box speakers, but had some front ported speakers and they weren't very picky about positioning in my home. But now I have lived with a higher end system for a couple of years, I think I know what type of sound I like and chase after, but I do not know what combination of gear will get me that, which is stressful in itself. Please help me Dr. Steve!!!!

  • @AdrianIII
    @AdrianIII5 жыл бұрын

    Interesting that we assume that "break in" of a speaker or phono cartridge moves it toward BETTER performance... not just different.

  • @denniswalsh8476
    @denniswalsh84765 жыл бұрын

    Steve, have you ever used speaker "break in" sound files or do you just "wait it out"?

  • @orwhat24
    @orwhat245 жыл бұрын

    So my amp has the ability to run two pair of speakers with a selector. How about running speaker A and Speaker B together?

  • @jojosmith1097
    @jojosmith10975 жыл бұрын

    What about soundbars? I'm looking to purchase a soundbar with Dolby Atmos mostly for movies and possibly gaming. Thanks

  • @Michael-xz1nk
    @Michael-xz1nk5 жыл бұрын

    My two month old LS50’s get better and better all the time. Plus, the better the sound quality of the file, the better they sound as well. End of story.

  • @agm6095
    @agm60955 жыл бұрын

    I agree with breaking in the speakers. When I got my Monitor Audio Silver RX8, they had barely any bass. My friend told me to play them non stop for a few days, later they did have more bass. I still prefer my old Klipsch towers much better than these.

  • @williamsharp5973
    @williamsharp59735 жыл бұрын

    As Steve has suggested previously many times, do all these things with your existing speakers, if you haven't already. Then, of course, do them anytime you change speakers. This is -not- to compare different systems, but to understand what influences the sound of the speakers and decide what you like best. We want to know when changes impart a difference, better or worse, or just different. Certainly that applies when we get something new, but getting the most out of what you have is the objective. An upgrade to really good stuff will probably sound better no matter how screwed up your setup is - that's a trap and don't settle for it - you want to get the best you can out of it. But you should also try to get the most you can from low end equipment - it can make a difference you can hear. This makes me rethink a few things. I've always been reluctant to try toe-in mainly because I don't like how it looks, if you can believe that. But it must have n effect on how the sounds converge at certain distances. The easy thing to do is to try it and not worry about understanding it. Might be interesting to hear more on toe-in though Steve. :)

  • @epi2045
    @epi20455 жыл бұрын

    Magnepan’s wrecked my ears. I can’t listen to regular cone speakers anymore. I have owned several cone/box speakers that come and go. However there’s always a pair of Magnepan’s in my arsenal.

  • @Gadgetdad007
    @Gadgetdad0075 жыл бұрын

    How do the Klipsch RP-600M speakers compare to the Bowers & Wilkins 606 speakers as I’m not sure what to purchase. I would be running them off a NAD C388 amplifier ?

  • @jsatorres8300
    @jsatorres83005 жыл бұрын

    Hey steve what brand of speaker is that little white monitor behind you in the video?

  • @SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac

    @SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac

    5 жыл бұрын

    Jsa Torres Kanto TUK

  • @siletteman
    @siletteman5 жыл бұрын

    One additional tip. Try removing your previous speakers out of the listening room completely.Not only do you avoid the temptation of A to B comparisons, but you avoid the sound waves from the new pair causing the cones of the original pair from vibrating in sympathy and “singing along” together, thus blurring the purity, and giving a false impression, of both.

  • @bugpack6

    @bugpack6

    5 жыл бұрын

    siletteman You serious Clark?

  • @siletteman

    @siletteman

    5 жыл бұрын

    Eric Yep. Try it and see if it works for you!

  • @Diatonic5th
    @Diatonic5th5 жыл бұрын

    Phono cartridges and speakers are the two audio components with the most noticeable break in.

  • @Gregor7677

    @Gregor7677

    5 жыл бұрын

    You think that because you don’t have a Yggdrasil DAC.

  • @michelhaineault6654

    @michelhaineault6654

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Gregor7677 or a wyred for sound dac

  • @Audiofreak71

    @Audiofreak71

    5 жыл бұрын

    Or a Musical Fidelity Tri-Vista 21 Dac (tubes in the output stage ) and lots of caps.

  • @jonathansturm4163

    @jonathansturm4163

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Audiofreak71 "caps also have break in and, when you think about it, they also have moving parts" Assuming a _probability density function_ qualifies as a "part".

  • @motocount
    @motocount5 жыл бұрын

    Dear Steve, thanks a lot for the recommendations!!! What do you think about Polk signature series??? I have never watched a utube video that you review Polk speakers!!!

  • @SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac

    @SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac

    5 жыл бұрын

    Dimitris Ioan I hope to review some Polks in August.

  • @motocount

    @motocount

    5 жыл бұрын

    Perfect!!! Can't wait!!!

  • @pjo1964

    @pjo1964

    5 жыл бұрын

    I really want to know where the lsim703 stands compared to other speakers.

  • @Gadgetdad007
    @Gadgetdad0075 жыл бұрын

    Why does Steve not reply to any comments 😱

  • @Theburrowingid
    @Theburrowingid5 жыл бұрын

    My Klipsch Forte 3's running on a Rotel 1592 integrated with its built in preamp ported directly to the Rotel 1590 power amp evolved through cabling and time to sound quite nice, but it did take time fiddling with placement, toe--in etc. Ramping up through cabling to finally arrive at AQ Rocket 44's and Yukon RCA''s was also a journey through time and "break-in." The Rocket 44's were initially too bright and forward for the already forward Klipsch, so I changed out the silver plated bananas for gold plated ones which indeed softened the high end. The Sabre DAC in the the Rotel was also too bright initially so the Yamaha CD player's Wolfson DAC took over to soften the sound somewhat. Now that everything is broken in or whatever you want to call it the Sabre DAC has resumed its function with somewhat greater detail than the Wolfson. I am just a beginning audiophile albeit with a good ear, so it was enlightening to play around with the variables.

  • @atomicsmith
    @atomicsmith5 жыл бұрын

    does anyone have any experience mounting speakers on their side? I have some new Klipsch heresy's and they are too tall to fit vertically. wondering if there is any general thought on tweeters inside or outside, changes to sound etc??

  • @carlitomelon4610

    @carlitomelon4610

    5 жыл бұрын

    @ Adam Mackey Smith BAD IDEA! especially for horns designed for horizontal dispersion. That would be HERESY, Don't do it! (PS: since they're floor standing speakers, your ceiling's too low?)

  • @davidcook8914
    @davidcook89145 жыл бұрын

    Nice Infos ... and as you said ... very important .... your brain adapts to the new speakers. By the way ... I love your Videos ... Thanks.

  • @deevnn
    @deevnn5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the info. Still touchy about the cable controversy...“or any crap you’ve got” come on Steven...Really?

  • @1999zrx1100

    @1999zrx1100

    5 жыл бұрын

    With good equipment you will hear a different getting down to 10 gauge. I was a disbeliever until my buddy showed up with quality cables, not crazy money either $200+- but the difference was there. Granted on a low end system maybe not so much.

  • @Gary_M

    @Gary_M

    5 жыл бұрын

    @David Olson Exactly. That's his typical passive-aggressive bullshit.

  • @jimshaw899

    @jimshaw899

    5 жыл бұрын

    Sometimes wrinkle cream seems to work, sometimes it seems to not. "Beauty is in the eye..." ;)

  • @1999zrx1100

    @1999zrx1100

    5 жыл бұрын

    I hear ya but to my ears there is clearly a difference. I hear of guys spending in excess of a $1,000 on cables which I find insane but if you have say $10-20k into a system it just makes sense to use something better than 15 cent lamp cord. There’s tons of analogies I could list but I’ll spare you. 😎

  • @1999zrx1100

    @1999zrx1100

    5 жыл бұрын

    It’s more then just getting the signal to the unit, shielding has just as much to do with what’s going on. But what ever! It’s all good, I’m not all about the gear. Didn’t change my original setup for over 30 years. I do listen to tons of music 😎

  • @tomhohum4275
    @tomhohum42755 жыл бұрын

    A siren you throw in every now and then🤣 Hahahah!!!

  • @progressiveguy9959

    @progressiveguy9959

    5 жыл бұрын

    The flavor of living in the city.

  • @seeburg10

    @seeburg10

    5 жыл бұрын

    That there was funny!

  • @paulallen7848

    @paulallen7848

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@progressiveguy9959 The flavor of living in a liberal cesspool.

  • @Wacoal34d
    @Wacoal34d5 жыл бұрын

    what about wire?

  • @melgross
    @melgross5 жыл бұрын

    I’m going to hypnotize you Steve: Come to my meeting. Come to my meeting. Did it work?

  • @mag-wp6yt
    @mag-wp6yt5 жыл бұрын

    Welcome to speaker placement HELL!

  • @Projacked1

    @Projacked1

    5 жыл бұрын

    PLACEMENT HEAVEN! I love doing it!....and you get better and better in recognizing what's happening in the room...

  • @Carl-bd1rf

    @Carl-bd1rf

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yep placement only gets worse the bigger the speaker gets!

  • @Carl-bd1rf

    @Carl-bd1rf

    5 жыл бұрын

    I’ve actually traded my large tower speakers and am using stand mount speakers with a sub. Gave up trying to position large speakers when stand mount speakers are easily moved and render better imaging then my towers. But then my man cave is small so the towers don’t have the space they really need.

  • @billdunn8542

    @billdunn8542

    5 жыл бұрын

    I love everything about building a system. If you embrace the process the end results will payoff in spades. Been living with my choices for over 20 years now.

  • @Carl-bd1rf

    @Carl-bd1rf

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Bill Dunn Ya it can fun no doubt. It’s funny though how one day I think I’ve found the cats meow of sound and then the next day I think it sounds like crap!!😂

  • @HanifBarnwell
    @HanifBarnwell5 жыл бұрын

    Any speaker riser recommendations for the klipsch 5000f?

  • @twochaudiomg2578
    @twochaudiomg25785 жыл бұрын

    build the room around the Merlins VSM BM Speakers. forget about WAF . Remove grills . measure dead nuts L & R

  • @iaxable
    @iaxable5 жыл бұрын

    do you biwire?

  • @Soldano999
    @Soldano9993 жыл бұрын

    I hate angling speakers. I've tried and tested and it foesn't work for me. It might depend on how directional speakers are but in my case it lakes everything sound like a complete mess, muddy bass and the treble is muted and it makes the soundstage one dimensional. Placing my speakers straight gives much better results, in particular in the bass clarity and soundstage department.

  • @paulcrotty858
    @paulcrotty8585 жыл бұрын

    I don't hear any sirens, maybe it's my crap wires. Too funny, I agree, find out how the speakers play the room and chill out :)

  • @ianjohnhorwood2605

    @ianjohnhorwood2605

    5 жыл бұрын

    To the guy above, that speakers do not break in is not quite true. New electrical components bed in with electrical currant flowing through the new electrical coils and crossovers components including the capacitors in the crossove. Also a loudspeakers drive units suspension material depending on its materials and composite properties, can get more maluble with time along with heat, which also heat and cold can have an effect on drive units suspension malubility depending on its material composites. Break in conductivity flow happens with any new peice of wires or wiring, having heard enough components in my living space and my living space hasn't changed, components do change and bed in. Even an amplifier from a cold start and it's capacitors recharging from cold start, the sound qualities changes. It does not require any science abilities to know this, just common sense to this.

  • @rik-keymusic160
    @rik-keymusic1603 жыл бұрын

    Do you need to break them in like a car engine… ? 😅

  • @nostro1001
    @nostro10015 жыл бұрын

    I'm wondering...whilst there seems to b some general consensus reading the comments that your brain gets familiar with the new sound over a period of time and it seems generally for the better....does that then mean the brain retains full memory of exactly how the old speakers sounded. I would assume not....hence I find, albeit I tend to agree with the concept, that there is a major flaw here. That is...comparing a speaker that one has grown accustomed the to, against one that isn't. Even though you may think you know it really well from prior experience....your brain now has adapted to this new speaker.

  • @marcusbrsp
    @marcusbrsp5 жыл бұрын

    Break-in period is a fact. Both brain break-in and speaker break-in. At least that has been the case for all speakers I've ever owned.

  • @Yakena1
    @Yakena15 жыл бұрын

    Was this video in a time vault for 40 years?

  • @mikeleahy5283
    @mikeleahy52835 жыл бұрын

    Every speaker has a different sound signature

  • @armedalonedepressed8961
    @armedalonedepressed89615 жыл бұрын

    Another good thing is to connect your speakers to your system.

  • @oluhamilton2121
    @oluhamilton21215 жыл бұрын

    Guess what? Bought a pair 4 years ago and JUST took them out the box TWO WEEKS ago. Go figure...

  • @mikeandrews6265
    @mikeandrews62655 жыл бұрын

    buy speakers that sound good to YOU! 100 a pair or 1000 don't matter

  • @seeburg10
    @seeburg105 жыл бұрын

    I now think every audio component needs break-in time.

  • @NoEgg4u

    @NoEgg4u

    5 жыл бұрын

    Correct.

  • @paulallen7848

    @paulallen7848

    5 жыл бұрын

    Arrogant and ignorant response. Show your data.

  • @Carl-bd1rf
    @Carl-bd1rf5 жыл бұрын

    Just bi-amp your old speakers they’ll sound better than new! Of course that second amp will set you back!!

  • @pdcragin33

    @pdcragin33

    5 жыл бұрын

    Carl Smith I’m puzzled about this. One of the things I’m buying in a quality speaker is the design team’s work on the crossover system. Doesn’t bi-amp sidestep the benefits of at least one crossover (in a 3-way speaker)? I get the power increase in bi-amping, but is that worth the trade-off in less than ear-splitting volume?

  • @Carl-bd1rf

    @Carl-bd1rf

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Paul Cragin When bi-amping the crossover is still in use. If it weren’t the tweeters would burn out trying to reproduce unfiltered low frequencies. The best results I’ve obtained from bi-amping is with a two way driver speaker system. I don’t know why my three way and four way speaker systems didn’t seem to benefit from it audibly like the two way did. It’s not the increase in loudness that shines but the clarity and dynamics of the sound that has shined bi-amping my two way stand mount speaker. I tried it not expecting much if anything but was pleasantly surprised.

  • @pdcragin33

    @pdcragin33

    5 жыл бұрын

    Carl Smith Helpful, .thanks.

  • @jrp1943
    @jrp19435 жыл бұрын

    Wondering about how to connect them.....banana plugs, or ? Is anything better? And new speakers...need new cables???????? and need spikes or? between them and the floor? I think you just barely scratched the surface.....

  • @chrisd6736
    @chrisd67365 жыл бұрын

    That’s weird I have 6 new speakers coming tomorrow.

  • @kostashocuspocus6576
    @kostashocuspocus65765 жыл бұрын

    leave the new speakers playing about two weeks on low volume

  • @adambrown8867
    @adambrown88675 жыл бұрын

    If your stand is too tall, turn your speakers upside down. Whatever works.

  • @foobar2x

    @foobar2x

    5 жыл бұрын

    I tried with my ls50: alas, no perceived difference

  • @adambrown8867

    @adambrown8867

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@foobar2x Not many 2 way coaxial speaker manufacturers however, so most times it works. Don't believe me. Believe Z Reviews.

  • @HouseofRecordsTacoma
    @HouseofRecordsTacoma5 жыл бұрын

    Cheapest thing you got? Not talking about zip cord again I hope.

  • @swinde

    @swinde

    5 жыл бұрын

    Zip cord works just fine in 95% of installations, but it is not as cool as the expensive cables. I have zip cord.

  • @ryacus

    @ryacus

    5 жыл бұрын

    I fail to see the problem with a spool of some nice copper wire?

  • @_Chev_Chelios
    @_Chev_Chelios5 жыл бұрын

    What’s deal with cables? Steve states that I have to either ‘believe” in cables or be happy with the cheapest crap I can find. Is there really no middle ground between having a childish, magical belief system or denying that a signal traveling in a cable is subject to physics. How about being fully cognizant of our human failings and subjective nature of sensation and perception and making a conscious decision to trust empirical measurements and scientific principles? No belief or denial needed.

  • @nostro1001

    @nostro1001

    5 жыл бұрын

    Unfortunately when it comes to this kinda thing empiricism only goes so far. Sound is subjective and measurements alone aren't all they r cracked up to be some or more of the time. Especially, when individual components are mixed into a system. There are just so many variables that tech sheets alone r often meaningless. Why this is so I can't exactly tell you from a scientific standpoint. Suffice to say there are many shades of grey. Cheers!

  • @Audiolympian
    @Audiolympian5 жыл бұрын

    Haha “the cheapest crap you got” hmmm I wonder how steve feels about cables. I have decent cables. Not in the $1k range but in the $120-$150 range.

  • @tothemax324
    @tothemax3245 жыл бұрын

    And the grilles on vs off

  • @paulwibb.8944

    @paulwibb.8944

    5 жыл бұрын

    For serious listening,, off

  • @nostro1001

    @nostro1001

    5 жыл бұрын

    I always gravitate toward off.....however, maybe (I'm unsure), certain speakers r designed to have them on for 'best' sound. Small things like that a manufacturer should at least make a suggestion. Congratulations on your purchase..blah, blah... We suggest listening to your new speakers with the baffles off/on for utmost listening pleasure. They have been designed to be spaced....x feet apart facing horizontally. Of course, every room is different and you may care to try other configurations to suit your listening environment and overall pleasure. Happy listening!!

  • @andyjefferson1308
    @andyjefferson13085 жыл бұрын

    REALLY?!.... Damn brother from another mother!!! These "EXPERTS" think we "Normal" Folk don't know Jack Shit!! Anyways....Steve Blah Blah Blah!!! Interesting Video....Smh!

  • @neiltoube9734
    @neiltoube97345 жыл бұрын

    That's one of the longest videos to not really say anything.. Message =adjust to your liking. OK.

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