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"Chelvam" wrote:

"Nousaine" wrote in message
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I have conducted several experiments in break-in covering periods as long
as
150 hours. What happens is that you can measure a fall in system or driver
resonance by several percent along with an increse in compliance of a like
amount immediately following an extended break-in period. However if you
allow
the driver/system to rest for several hours you'll find that the unit
returns
to its 'fresh' values.

How about crossover? Do they need break-in?

..... As it turned out that was 7-calendar days (meaning
that a speaker purchased on Monday had until Saturday to get returned but
if
you bought on Tuesday you had a full week) so that meant that in order to
'reach' the speaker's full potential a new owner would have to
use/break-in the
product for 6.25 days non-stop to find out if they 'sounded' as good as he
was
lead to believe..

Most decent High End stores give about 3 months to return a speaker.

cheers.

For full price refund? Or does that mean exchange? How about re-stocking fees?
I'm not 'blaming' dealers for having realistic return periods; I'm suggesting
that the manufacturers break-in periods may be economically driven. I've
purchased product from practically every level of retail and I've never seen a
3-month return period. Please tell me which retailers have such a liberal
policy.