burn in time?

divine source · 24th July 2008, 07:56 PM

fainaly i got my focal twin's

i know they need some burn in time,i just wonder how much hours you guys burn them in and how,until you start to feel the difference?
all i can say at the moment is the demo pair that i had here sound totaly different.....

tnx.

Midiguy · 24th July 2008, 08:37 PM

Check the manual - I'm not near mine, but I think it says 20 hours at moderate volumes.

nicolas debard · 28th July 2008, 09:44 AM

The burn in time depends on many things (humidity rate, temperature, spyder and surround rigidity). The only adivise I can give you is to burn the pseakers in with a music rich in bass (I mean with a lot of informations recorded between 30 to 80Hz : classical music or jazz) at a moderate level.
Nicolas DEBARD.
Focal professional.

Audiop · 28th July 2008, 10:42 AM

From a trustworthy source I've learnt that burn in should be done on low levels initially and slowly shifting to higher levels and deep bass. Music is best though.. avoid sines and noise.

Not only the spider and surround undergoes changes when a speaker is broken in but glue and glue joints as well.. oh and soft cones also of course.

Burning in a speaker the wrong way can lead to increased distortion.

/Peter

Fletcher · 28th July 2008, 12:16 PM

The materials used in the cones of Focal monitors are exceptionally rigid [I've been to the factory, seen the process, it's quite remarkable!!]. As far as "burn in" goes I've not experienced as much of a need for it with Focal stuff as I have with other drivers... if they were mine, I'd put music through then at about 80-85db when I left work for the day and shut it off when I came back to work the next day.

In other words, I wouldn't go nuts about the procedure.

Peace.

leaper · 29th July 2008, 11:20 AM

My favorite burn in CD:
Lou Reed "Hudson river meditations"

Track 2 is a killer workout for bass drivers... the whole CD rules!

divine source · 29th July 2008, 08:09 PM

tnx for the reply.

after a week with the twin's,and about 50 hours of working time, all i can say is the sound change dramatically,now they sound even better form the pair that i demo.....

fooman · 29th July 2008, 08:16 PM

So did you actually work with them for 50 hrs while they changed their sound with burn-in? Wouldn't that mess with your head? haha

divine source · 29th July 2008, 08:31 PM

when i said "working" i meant they worked\burn in like 20-30 hours with all type of music in low volume,and slowly,slowly i push the volume up.
after that i start to work on my projects....

u b k · 29th July 2008, 11:36 PM

ime, 50 hours minimum to really mellow that tweet. by 75 things are pretty smooth.

out of the box is not so pretty. i wish they burned them in at the factory, i suspect they'd increase their sales.

gregoire
del
ubk
.

bexarametric · 28th September 2008, 09:00 AM

Yeah, when I first heard mine I was a little freaked out. They did not sound right at all. I shifted them around a bit, then let the burn in period commence. That did wonders. I love these monitors.

24th July 2008, 07:56 PM	#1
divine source Gear nut Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 125	burn in time? fainaly i got my focal twin's i know they need some burn in time,i just wonder how much hours you guys burn them in and how,until you start to feel the difference? all i can say at the moment is the demo pair that i had here sound totaly different..... tnx.

28th July 2008, 12:16 PM	#5
Fletcher member no 666 Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Up to my armpits in boxes on the way to a smaller place Posts: 7,612	The materials used in the cones of Focal monitors are exceptionally rigid [I've been to the factory, seen the process, it's quite remarkable!!]. As far as "burn in" goes I've not experienced as much of a need for it with Focal stuff as I have with other drivers... if they were mine, I'd put music through then at about 80-85db when I left work for the day and shut it off when I came back to work the next day. In other words, I wouldn't go nuts about the procedure. Peace. __________________ CN Fletcher TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik R/E/P the Recording Engineer and Producer forums mwagener wrote on Sat, 11 September 2004 14:33 We are selling emotions, there are no emotions in a grid Roscoe Ambel once said: Pro-Tools is to audio what fluorescent is to light

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fooman Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 940	So did you actually work with them for 50 hrs while they changed their sound with burn-in? Wouldn't that mess with your head? haha __________________ XXII-22 Productions

29th July 2008, 11:36 PM	#10
u b k Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: manhattan Posts: 8,566	ime, 50 hours minimum to really mellow that tweet. by 75 things are pretty smooth. out of the box is not so pretty. i wish they burned them in at the factory, i suspect they'd increase their sales. gregoire del ubk . __________________ . \|------- Creator of The UBK Fatso ---------\| . ____________________________________

28th September 2008, 09:00 AM	#11
bexarametric Lives for gear Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dallas Posts: 1,492	Yeah, when I first heard mine I was a little freaked out. They did not sound right at all. I shifted them around a bit, then let the burn in period commence. That did wonders. I love these monitors. __________________ "60% of the time it works every time." "MacGyver can build an airplane out of gum and paper clips, but Chuck Norris can roundhouse-kick his head through a wall and take it."

24th July 2008, 08:37 PM	#2
Midiguy Gear maniac Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 163	Check the manual - I'm not near mine, but I think it says 20 hours at moderate volumes.

28th July 2008, 09:44 AM	#3
nicolas debard Gear interested Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Saint-Etienne Posts: 17	The burn in time depends on many things (humidity rate, temperature, spyder and surround rigidity). The only adivise I can give you is to burn the pseakers in with a music rich in bass (I mean with a lot of informations recorded between 30 to 80Hz : classical music or jazz) at a moderate level. Nicolas DEBARD. Focal professional.

28th July 2008, 10:42 AM	#4
Audiop Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 3,029	From a trustworthy source I've learnt that burn in should be done on low levels initially and slowly shifting to higher levels and deep bass. Music is best though.. avoid sines and noise. Not only the spider and surround undergoes changes when a speaker is broken in but glue and glue joints as well.. oh and soft cones also of course. Burning in a speaker the wrong way can lead to increased distortion. /Peter

29th July 2008, 11:20 AM	#6
leaper Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 644	My favorite burn in CD: Lou Reed "Hudson river meditations" Track 2 is a killer workout for bass drivers... the whole CD rules!

29th July 2008, 08:09 PM	#7
divine source Gear nut Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 125	tnx for the reply. after a week with the twin's,and about 50 hours of working time, all i can say is the sound change dramatically,now they sound even better form the pair that i demo.....

29th July 2008, 08:31 PM	#9
divine source Gear nut Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 125	when i said "working" i meant they worked\burn in like 20-30 hours with all type of music in low volume,and slowly,slowly i push the volume up. after that i start to work on my projects....

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