Burning in speakers?

[RearAdmiral]

How should I go about burning in my speakers. I bought the gigaworks s750s and I need these guys to last. Whats the best way of burning them in. Should I do it like a cpu or gpu and tax them, or slowly get them louder?

 

[LED]

Them are some Rockin Speaks so RTM and follow the warranty then you can't go wrong when disputing their claim
Burn In? ...48hrs @ 30% ....after that the neighbors will complain
:music:

 

[Gerbil333]

The correct term for this when referring to speakers would be "breaking in".

I don't know much about breaking in speakers, but I do know that pushing them is not what you want to do. Speakers should be broken in slowly.

 

[RearAdmiral]

Alright well I don't think ill be able to play them very loud anyway haha. They are serious business. My new pc will be together thursday, finally. My x800xt was delayed almost a week, but it shipped today and is coming them. Here are my specs if you havent seen

Skt. 939 fx-53
Asus a8v deluxe mobo
x800xt pe
1 GB OCZ 3700EB
160GB Sata seagate
watercooling on gpu and cpu,dual rad
audigy 2 zs plat. pro
and the gigaworks,
I can't wait!

 

[SickBeast]

CPU burn-in is a myth.

 

[RearAdmiral]

Originally posted by: SickBeast
CPU burn-in is a myth.

haha well I don't want to take any chances with an $825 cpu.

 

[Confusednewbie1552]

Really? Can someone tell me more about "burning in"?

 

[RearAdmiral]

Originally posted by: Confusednewbie1552
Really? Can someone tell me more about "burning in"?

Well apparently you are supposed to tax your gpu and cpu for awhile to cure your thermal paste. You need to play a game or run a loop of 3dmark or something. Then you turn it off for awhile so the thermal paste can set. I believe thats what its for. Im using new arctic silver 5 so I need to do this. I hope I didn't put to much on though.

 

[SickBeast]

Originally posted by: Confusednewbie1552
Really? Can someone tell me more about "burning in"?

Some people think that by essentially ripping your CPU a new one it will magically be able to run faster than it could before. It's all bunk. It has nothing to do with teh thermal paste.

They somehow think that the transistors inside the CPU will become enlarged when you pump more voltage into the CPU. They then go on to hypothesize that after you do this, the CPU will be able to reach higher overclocks than it could before.

It's basically been proven to be false, but some people insist on doing it. It's all bunk.

 

[RearAdmiral]

Originally posted by: SickBeast

Originally posted by: Confusednewbie1552
Really? Can someone tell me more about "burning in"?

Some people think that by essentially ripping your CPU a new one it will magically be able to run faster than it could before. It's all bunk. It has nothing to do with teh thermal paste.

They somehow think that the transistors inside the CPU will become enlarged when you pump more voltage into the CPU. They then go on to hypothesize that after you do this, the CPU will be able to reach higher overclocks than it could before.

It's basically been proven to be false, but some people insist on doing it. It's all bunk.

It running hotter than usual cures the paste faster, so it reaches its optimal temp sooner. Only a few degrees, but its something. So if you want to O'C, getting those extra couple degrees helps.

 

[SickBeast]

Originally posted by: RearAdmiral

Originally posted by: SickBeast

Originally posted by: Confusednewbie1552
Really? Can someone tell me more about "burning in"?

Some people think that by essentially ripping your CPU a new one it will magically be able to run faster than it could before. It's all bunk. It has nothing to do with teh thermal paste.

They somehow think that the transistors inside the CPU will become enlarged when you pump more voltage into the CPU. They then go on to hypothesize that after you do this, the CPU will be able to reach higher overclocks than it could before.

It's basically been proven to be false, but some people insist on doing it. It's all bunk.

It running hotter than usual cures the paste faster, so it reaches its optimal temp sooner. Only a few degrees, but its something. So if you want to O'C, getting those extra couple degrees helps.

All you're doing is allowing your thermal paste to settle. It's not burning-in, trust me. Burning in means ripping your CPU a new one with high voltages.

You're correct, after a few days of running, the thermal paste will be a little bit more effective. It's not teh burn-in though!!

 

[RearAdmiral]

Originally posted by: SickBeast

Originally posted by: RearAdmiral

Originally posted by: SickBeast

Originally posted by: Confusednewbie1552
Really? Can someone tell me more about "burning in"?

Some people think that by essentially ripping your CPU a new one it will magically be able to run faster than it could before. It's all bunk. It has nothing to do with teh thermal paste.

They somehow think that the transistors inside the CPU will become enlarged when you pump more voltage into the CPU. They then go on to hypothesize that after you do this, the CPU will be able to reach higher overclocks than it could before.

It's basically been proven to be false, but some people insist on doing it. It's all bunk.

It running hotter than usual cures the paste faster, so it reaches its optimal temp sooner. Only a few degrees, but its something. So if you want to O'C, getting those extra couple degrees helps.

All you're doing is allowing your thermal paste to settle. It's not burning-in, trust me. Burning in means ripping your CPU a new one with high voltages.

You're correct, after a few days of running, the thermal paste will be a little bit more effective. It's not teh burn-in though!!

Ahh I see, I just had my terms mixed up. I wasn't planning on cranking up the voltages or O'Cing for at least a week for everything to break in and settle.

 

[Pariah]

20-40 hours of fairly loud playing. The theory behind speaker break-in is to accelerate the process of working in the speaker suspensions for optimal sound reproduction, not to prevent damage to new speakers. The break-in will eventually occur just through normal use, by playing material louder than usual, it will occur more quickly. Playing at 30% won't accomplish anything unless you normally listen at levels lower than that. There is quite a debate over whether there is really any truth behind the theory of speaker break-in. Whether or not there is for high end, large speakers, it is pretty much undebatable that there will not be any benefit for even decent PC speakers.

 

[Nebor]

The gigaworks aren't good enough speakers to benefit from burning in.

Hope you're ready for massive dissappointment.

 

[Confusednewbie1552]

So if I get a new computer do I have to have my computer running prime95 and the such for like a day or can I just simply turn it on and off and do whatever I want? If the difference is one degree I care

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: Confusednewbie1552
So if I get a new computer do I have to have my computer running prime95 and the such for like a day or can I just simply turn it on and off and do whatever I want? If the difference is one degree I care

No, it won't matter one bit. It's a myth.

 

[RearAdmiral]

Originally posted by: Confusednewbie1552
So if I get a new computer do I have to have my computer running prime95 and the such for like a day or can I just simply turn it on and off and do whatever I want? If the difference is one degree I care

It will allow it to cure earlier is all. Matters if you have time constraints.

 

[RearAdmiral]

Originally posted by: Nebor
The gigaworks aren't good enough speakers to benefit from burning in.

Hope you're ready for massive dissappointment.

I've only heard good things about them. What's wrong with them. Links? Articles? Please

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: RearAdmiral

Originally posted by: Nebor
The gigaworks aren't good enough speakers to benefit from burning in.

Hope you're ready for massive dissappointment.

I've only heard good things about them. What's wrong with them. Links? Articles? Please

I've had them for.... 8 months or so now. They're easily the most dissappointing computer hardware purchase I've ever made. I thought they would be great, but they're mediocre at best. My main complaint is their lack of volume\power.

 

[RearAdmiral]

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: RearAdmiral

Originally posted by: Nebor
The gigaworks aren't good enough speakers to benefit from burning in.

Hope you're ready for massive dissappointment.

I've only heard good things about them. What's wrong with them. Links? Articles? Please

I've had them for.... 8 months or so now. They're easily the most dissappointing computer hardware purchase I've ever made. I thought they would be great, but they're mediocre at best. My main complaint is their lack of volume\power.

As in how loud they are? What kind of setup do you have them in? Living room type or computer room type?

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: RearAdmiral

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: RearAdmiral

Originally posted by: Nebor
The gigaworks aren't good enough speakers to benefit from burning in.

Hope you're ready for massive dissappointment.

I've only heard good things about them. What's wrong with them. Links? Articles? Please

I've had them for.... 8 months or so now. They're easily the most dissappointing computer hardware purchase I've ever made. I thought they would be great, but they're mediocre at best. My main complaint is their lack of volume\power.

As in how loud they are? What kind of setup do you have them in? Living room type or computer room type?

THey're in proper 5.1 layout in my bedroom so I can play games from the desk, or watch movies and TV from the bed.

DVDs just cannot play loudly enough from this system. CD audio is decent in volume.

 

[RearAdmiral]

Well I got the s750's they are the 7.1 speakers. I'll have to pm you later when I see how they work. Maybe you just got lame ones. I always hear they are very loud. Maybe they aren't getting enough juice?

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: RearAdmiral
Well I got the s750's they are the 7.1 speakers. I'll have to pm you later when I see how they work. Maybe you just got lame ones. I always hear they are very loud. Maybe they aren't getting enough juice?

I've had the whole amp\subwoofer replaced by Creative once already.

 

[RearAdmiral]

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: RearAdmiral
Well I got the s750's they are the 7.1 speakers. I'll have to pm you later when I see how they work. Maybe you just got lame ones. I always hear they are very loud. Maybe they aren't getting enough juice?

I've had the whole amp\subwoofer replaced by Creative once already.

hmm well I'll let you know.

 

[darkswordsman17]

That is strange Nebor.

If anything, I think mine are too powerful. I typically run them about 2/5 volume/power. When watching movies, they are at their best for me. I know I must have been annoying the other tenants in my building when I got the Return of the King dvd, they were awesome for that movie for me.

Also, another time, one of my friends was over and so I had to show him the power, so I cranked them to about 3/4 power and it was shaking glass and walls pretty badly.

Oh, and as for the original topic, well I remember a debate about this in another thread. From what I remember, someone said that speakers made today don't need to be burned in because they are made in such a way that it isn't needed.