BURNING OR BREAKING IN NEW
LOUDSPEAKERS
Your loudspeakers contain a large number of precision built moving parts. These parts require playing time initially to develop their maximum smoothness and extension. Very audible improvements can be observed during about 30 hours of playing. Additional improvements will be evident after 100 hours of playing time, at which point the speakers have reached their full musical potential.
POSITIONING
Room acoustics and positioning of the speakers within the room have an important effect on sound quality. To find the optimal position for your speakers we offer the following hints:
FREE AIR SET-UP
If the room is large and space permits, allow a minimum of 1 meter away from the rear wall (behind the speakers). Small movements of the speaker forwards and backwards will establish where a speaker sits most comfortably. Find the location that gives a full balance without sounding heavy.
Remember, in free air
NEAR WALL POSITIONING
Many people will simply find it undesirable or disruptive to place speakers in "free space", that is well away from the back wall. Vienna Acoustics loudspeakers may be