Question for the scientifically minded amongst you. How does burn-in actually change the sound of a speaker? I always thought that the concept of audio gear burn-in was more audiophile mumbo jumbo but a recent experience with new speakers has changed my mind. They’ve gone from overly bright ear drum scrapers to sounding great after burning in.
The only time i have heard a very clear and obvious change on a new speaker was around 20 years ago when my dad bought a pair of Audiovector m3 speakers. We connected them and started playing, it sounded horrible, his jaw dropped and he looked really confused. I had heard some speakers need some time to play in. My own system usually sounded a little better after having warmed up for a song or 2 so i told him we should just leave the room for 5 minutes and then come back and hear if there was something wrong with them or they just have to loosen up a bit. 5-10 minutes later we came back and the sound was fine and he got a big smile on his face. I didnt listen enough to music on his setup over time to know if it changed much after the first few minutes but it really was a night and day change.