OK, so I just went out an bought a new set of front speakers for my system, and I honestly don't know what to make of this film thingy over the tweeters. Doesn't seem to harm the sound too much (the highs are really clear and crisp, even at high volume - what it almost always is at anyway). Any idea? Anything at all?
It's not some newfangled crap 'tweeter tech' sound enhancer? Ok, I'll just rip it off. Think it's making a weird vibrating noise anyway. Thanks.
Its just packaging mate, I buy and sell quite alot of AV equipment and you should get rid of it, if anything it'll vibrate against your tweeter at higher volumes. Dont forget to burn in your speakers before u take them too loud!
That is one thing I've always wondered: how do you properly "burn in" a speaker? I've heard a lot of people ranting and raving, but nothing at all about how, or even why. These I've listened to lower (more or less normal) volumes for the first couple of days (realistically had them for about 3 days now, only just got around to taking the mesh off to discover the film thing). But today and a bit yesterday I had them cranked up to rather loud volumes (I actually needed to tape in the plug for my mood-lighting as it keeps getting pounded out by these little *******s). So, I ask: how do you "burn in" a speaker, and what damage could I do if I don't? If you need to know: 180watts rms, 14gauge wire, 4ohms.
It is a myth so don't worry about it. The only "burn in" would be possibly loosening a stiff surround, but that would only apply more toward a long throw subwoofer but even then it is rarely an issue.
On the issue of the cover over the tweeter... Linn the famous hifi company sold the Kan speakers for a while with this protector behind the cloth protector. Most people didn't know it was there and left it on. Linn realised this and asked shops to tell customers to remove the cover. Some shops took it on themselves to get the customers to bring the speakers in for a "free upgrade", i.e. remove the piece of plastic. As it did effect the sound. Burning in speakers as MaximumShow says is a bit daft. I just don't run excessive loads on speakers when they are new because i do not want to damage them. You may find the sound improve marginally over time as the surround gets used to its job.
