I believe that new speakers and electronics often sound better after a break-in period. The common method to accelerate this break-in process is to play music, or special break-in recordings, continuously for several hundred hours. I have ordered a new system that has a total of ten drivers, five 2-channel class-D power amps, a preamp, and a CD player. My dilemma stems from the fact that this system is installed in a Volvo C30.
I imagine leaving the car parked for a couple weeks with the stereo cranked up at high volume would do the trick. Unfortunately I don't have a garage to park the vehicle in. I do have an assigned parking place at my apartment complex but I wonder how long I could leave the stereo playing before the battery would be dead or my neighbors would begin complaining about the noise? Perhaps I should rent a garage where I can leave a battery charger attached to the car and the noise won't bother anyone or attract attention.
If you think I'm being silly I'm not. Because I ordered my Volvo from the factory I have to wait at least 3 months for delivery so another 1-2 weeks breaking in the stereo before I start driving it daily is no big deal. I'm not trading in my 11 year old car so I can drive it for another two weeks. My commute to work is only 4 miles so even taking into account weekend driving it could easily take a year to put a couple of hundred hours on the system.
I believe that new speakers and electronics often sound better after a break-in period. The common method to accelerate this break-in process is to play music, or special break-in recordings, continuously for several hundred hours. I have ordered a new system that has a total of ten drivers, five 2-channel class-D power amps, a preamp, and a CD player. My dilemma stems from the fact that this system is installed in a Volvo C30.
I imagine leaving the car parked for a couple weeks with the stereo cranked up at high volume would do the trick. Unfortunately I don't have a garage to park the vehicle in. I do have an assigned parking place at my apartment complex but I wonder how long I could leave the stereo playing before the battery would be dead or my neighbors would begin complaining about the noise? Perhaps I should rent a garage where I can leave a battery charger attached to the car and the noise won't bother anyone or attract attention.
If you think I'm being silly I'm not. Because I ordered my Volvo from the factory I have to wait at least 3 months for delivery so another 1-2 weeks breaking in the stereo before I start driving it daily is no big deal. I'm not trading in my 11 year old car so I can drive it for another two weeks. My commute to work is only 4 miles so even taking into account weekend driving it could easily take a year to put a couple of hundred hours on the system.