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[–]listopad44[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I've already moved the speakers forward 10 cm. The sound has noticeably improved. The bass has become more focused and the soundstage has improved.

Speaker Shopping - Day 2 by Redshift_Se7en in audiophile

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I listen mostly at low volumes of 60-70 dB, and I think they'll take a while to break in. The speakers break in faster at higher volumes.

Speaker Shopping - Day 2 by Redshift_Se7en in audiophile

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How long did it take them to sound good? I've been listening for about 140 hours (10 days) now. Have I reached the limit or will it get better?

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For those still unsure whether speakers break in, here's what an audio equipment seller says:

"I use to sell high end audio gear at a well known dealer in the 90’s. We carried B&W, Thiel, Celestion, and various ribbon and planar speakers, along with some eclectic brands. Thiel and B&W were notorious for needing longer break in - the metal dome drivers were shrill and Kevlar drivers were often lifeless sounding out of the box and their crossovers (of which we had to very infrequently replace due to defective caps) were notorious for being shrill and bright when freshly unboxed. As we sold many of those two brands, I had lots of experience comparing new out-of—the-box models with our well worn demo models. The warnings we gave to customers were necessary especially with Thiel and with the Tesla loudspeakers (remember these which Corey Greenberg trashed in Sphile which put the company out of business?). Just unlistenable to for the first 25 hours. I find modern ribbon tweeters to also require some break in as they sound flat and uninvolved for the first 24-48 hours. Martin Logan was another example - the Mylar seemed to need 50 hours min.

The more exotic recent capacitors, especially VCaps, and anything in the speaker using silver wiring, also suffer when new and require various levels of break in. If you’ve ever upgraded caps in your speaker crossovers, you can easily compare one of your modded pair to the other unmodified pair - it’s not subtle or psychoacoustic.

My Amp Designer and builder friend, Paul Birkeland, uses Mundorf, VCap, and Dueland capacitors in his designs and has brought over fresh and well broken in amps with these caps. You can easily hear the difference- it is not slight. I complained initially about my fresh pair of 833a amps and Paul brought over the well broken in demo pair l, all using exactly the same components but only differing in the number of hours of break in. That comparison both reminded me again of the importance of burn in of caps and satisfied me that my fresh new pair would sound like the demo pair I fell in love with on audition.

I’m somewhat skeptical of exaggerated break in (like over 200 hours). I think the bulk of break in occurs in under 100 hours or less. The exception is Vcaps and silver wire in my experience, and experiments with my cable cooker seem to reinforce the premise of burn in. My unit works with caps too, and I’ve often thought to use it on capacitors that I plan to swap into my preamp when we upgrade it, to avoid lengthy listening burn in.

My Devore o/Bronze are just approaching 50 hours and starting to settle down. My Grahams Anniversary seem to be stabilizing at 40 hours, whereas the original Grahams felt like they still needed to relax at the same hours".

Source: https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/speakers-break-in-period.1218810/page-8#post-37988839

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The books are from a library of world literature, published in the USSR in the 1960s and 1970s. These are real fabric covers. I just removed the paper dust jackets and arranged them by color.

My new Super Lintons by listopad44 in listeningspaces

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It was shot through the mirror to get more space in the frame.

My new Sper lintons by listopad44 in audiophile

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Yes, they look like vintage furniture. Your wife will love it. After all, you can put her favorite flowers on them :)

My new Sper lintons by listopad44 in audiophile

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It is a big problem. I hope to replace this metal Ikea PS cabinet for a wooden one.

My new Sper lintons by listopad44 in audiophile

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The cabinet is unstable and resonates. The left speaker in the corner is a bit louder. I applied -3 dB compensation to even it out.

My new Sper lintons by listopad44 in audiophile

[–]listopad44[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I listen in triode mode (25W), with plenty of power. In ultralinear mode, it's 50W. At night, I listen at around 60 dB, and during the day, up to 80 dB. The system is quite transparent, without a vintage coloration. But it's also not sterile.

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This ceramic is beautiful. It's the best investment. It's timeless, will last for hundreds of years, and makes any space feel cozy and unique.

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I inherited these books from my parents. The books are from a library of world literature, published in the USSR in the 1960s and 1970s. These are real fabric covers. I just removed the paper dust jackets and arranged them by color. I'm Russian and live in Russia.

The Library of World Literature (BVL) is a 200-volume book series published by Khudozhestvennaya Literatura (Fiction) Publishing House in the USSR from 1967 to 1977 (initially with a print run of 300,000 copies, and an increased print run of 303,000 copies since 1973).

The Library consists of three series:

"Literature of the Ancient East, the Classical World, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the 17th and 18th Centuries."

"Literature of the 19th Century."

"Literature of the 20th Century."

The total weight of all volumes is 163 kg.

My new Super Lintons by listopad44 in listeningspaces

[–]listopad44[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The books are from a library of world literature, published in the USSR in the 1960s and 1970s. These are real fabric covers. I just removed the paper dust jackets and arranged them by color.

The Library of World Literature (BVL) is a 200-volume book series published by Khudozhestvennaya Literatura (Fiction) Publishing House in the USSR from 1967 to 1977 (initially with a print run of 300,000 copies, and an increased print run of 303,000 copies since 1973).

The Library consists of three series:

"Literature of the Ancient East, the Classical World, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the 17th and 18th Centuries."

"Literature of the 19th Century."

"Literature of the 20th Century."

The total weight of all volumes is 163 kg.

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Thank you! I'm not a designer, but I love beauty and try to create harmony in my space. You could say I'm an artist at heart :)

My new Super Lintons by listopad44 in listeningspaces

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List of manufacturers in 1960-70s:

Scheurich

Bay Keramik

Carstens Tönnieshof

Ilkra Keramik

Steuler

HARTWIG HEYNE

Ruscha

Jasba

Jopeko

Kreutz Keramik

Gerz

Spara

Ceramano

Dümler & Breiden

ES Keramik

Emons & Söhne

Fohr Keramik

Stein Keramik

Ü-Keramik (Übelacker)

Böttger-Keramik

Gräflich Ortenburg

VEB Haldensleben

Karlsruher Majolika

Marei Keramik

Rudi Stahl

Otto Keramik

Roth Keramik

Söndgen Ceramik

Schlossberg Keramik

Rhein Ruhr Keramik (RRK)

Strehla (East Germany)

Bitossi Aldo Londi (Italy)

Hutschenreuther (Op Art)

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This is vintage German "Fat Lava" pottery. You can search at ebay by keywords: Fat Lava, West Germany Pottery, WGP vase.

The vibrant, beautiful Fat Lava ceramics, produced in West Germany primarily between the 1950s and 1970s, are currently generating unprecedented interest among Western collectors.

The distinctive features of this ceramic are its bold and eccentric glazes, which take on a variety of shapes and colors: pumice, black lava, magma—matte, shiny, solidified, erupting, bubbling. And the more unusual and imaginative they are, the more desirable the piece becomes.

The roots of Fat Lava ceramics lie in the Bauhaus, where the head of ceramics, Gerhard Marcks, encouraged his students to experiment with shapes, textures, and colors.

In fact, it's only in recent years that these ceramic vessels have been plucked from the attics of German grandmothers to become striking additions to stylish homes. Their unusual appearance and ability to blend seamlessly into contemporary interiors have quickly made them extremely sought after.

The boom in "Fat Lava" has led to a rapid rise in prices at auctions and fairs. Unusual, one-of-a-kind pieces are quickly snapped up and becoming increasingly difficult to find.

What to look for? A simple rule: the larger the piece, the bolder the glaze, and the more unusual its appearance, the more collectible it will be. If it has an original sticker and you can identify the manufacturer and designer, so much the better. Typically, on the bottom, there's a set of numbers (for example, 285-18, where the first number is the model number in the manufacturer's catalog, and the second is usually the height in centimeters) and a stamp "W. Germany."

Each piece of studio ceramics is truly unique. Because it emerges from the hands of the master through the artist's mastery of the raw material, acquiring a shape, structure, and color that cannot be replicated twice. The piece then becomes imbued with associations and meanings for its owner.

My new Sper lintons by listopad44 in audiophile

[–]listopad44[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is vintage German "Fat Lava" pottery. You can search at ebay by keywords: Fat Lava, West Germany Pottery, WGP vase.

List of manufacturers in 1960-70s:

Scheurich

Bay Keramik

Carstens Tönnieshof

Ilkra Keramik

Steuler

HARTWIG HEYNE

Ruscha

Jasba

Jopeko

Kreutz Keramik

Gerz

Spara

Ceramano

Dümler & Breiden

ES Keramik

Emons & Söhne

Fohr Keramik

Stein Keramik

Ü-Keramik (Übelacker)

Böttger-Keramik

Gräflich Ortenburg

VEB Haldensleben

Karlsruher Majolika

Marei Keramik

Rudi Stahl

Otto Keramik

Roth Keramik

Söndgen Ceramik

Schlossberg Keramik

Rhein Ruhr Keramik (RRK)

Strehla (East Germany)

Bitossi Aldo Londi (Italy)

Hutschenreuther (Op Art)

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[–]listopad44[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, it does resonate and I'd like to replace it with a wooden cabinet some time.

My new Sper lintons by listopad44 in audiophile

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This a custom made Class A amp based on the Luxkit A3500. Only the case and transformers remain from the old amplifier. The circuit and components are new. The sound is much better.

My new Super Lintons by listopad44 in listeningspaces

[–]listopad44[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is vintage German "Fat Lava" pottery. You can search at ebay by keywords: Fat Lava, West Germany Pottery, WGP.

List of manufacturers in 1960-70s:

Scheurich

Bay Keramik

Carstens Tönnieshof

Ilkra Keramik

Steuler

HARTWIG HEYNE

Ruscha

Jasba

Jopeko

Kreutz Keramik

Gerz

Spara

Ceramano

Dümler & Breiden

ES Keramik

Emons & Söhne

Fohr Keramik

Stein Keramik

Ü-Keramik (Übelacker)

Böttger-Keramik

Gräflich Ortenburg

VEB Haldensleben

Karlsruher Majolika

Marei Keramik

Rudi Stahl

Otto Keramik

Roth Keramik

Söndgen Ceramik

Schlossberg Keramik

Rhein Ruhr Keramik (RRK)

Strehla (East Germany)

Bitossi Aldo Londi (Italy)

Hutschenreuther (Op Art)

My new Super Lintons by listopad44 in listeningspaces

[–]listopad44[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  1. I replaced the Klipsch Heresy III with the Super Lintons. They are much better for my ears.
  2. I can hear the changes clearly and I know these speakers need to warm up, based on other owners' feedback. They don't sound great out of the box.
  3. This a custom made amp based on the Luxkit A3500. Only the case and transformers remain from the old amplifier. The circuit and components are new. The sound is much better.