ADAM S3A Burn in time

[woodfoot]

I'm going to be picking up my Adams in about a week and I'm just wondering what is the deal with burning them in?

I have heard that some monitors arrive already burned in, is this the case with the Adams? If not how long I should I be burning them in for?

Cheers
George

[bmdaugherty]

when I got my S3As, I just started listening. I started kind of soft and got "braver" as time went on. Of course I was in an apartment so pushing the speakers was way past a "comfortable listening level". I have had them for 5 years now and they still sound fukking amazing. About 2 years in, I bought a pair of Shunyata Research "Taipan Alpha" power cables for them. I absolutely recommend auditioning a pair once you have learned your Adams.

Just listen to music... It still blows me away.

[woodfoot]

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[matucha]

After week or so they started to sound more relaxed, compared to stiffness of the just-out-of-the-box sound.

[unit7]

Originally Posted by phizix

I'm going to be picking up my Adams in about a week and I'm just wondering what is the deal with burning them in?

I have heard that some monitors arrive already burned in, is this the case with the Adams? If not how long I should I be burning them in for?

Cheers
George

I just bought the new S2X. Was curious about the break in (a little sceptical to be honest...) so I began by making a measurement. The treble looked a bit strange with a quite narrow 5-6dB peak around 10kHz, and I believe that was the reason why I felt that they sounded a bit harsh. Then worked with them the whole day, plus let them play during lunch, and then had a cd on repeat the whole night. Measured the next day. No change. Did same again day/night 2. Then on day 3 suddenly the peak had folded out over approx 7-16kHz. Didn't sound harsh anymore, just quite bright. Lowered the hi shelf filter 2dB which sounds just right to me in my room.