4343s improve with age

[Tom Loizeaux]

Just wanted to pass on my sense that my 4343s are sounding better recently. Both 2231 woofers were re-foamed about a year or so ago and I think I'm still hearing very slight improvements in the very low end in the past few months. The bass just seems a little deeper than I remember, or was expecting on CDs that I've played many times before. Of course it could be a number of other things...including ME, but I suspect the surrounds and spiders are coming into form.

Tom

[duaneage]

Sounds like a true love affair to me. My 128H drivers sound better now a year after refoaming. The bass is deeper and cleaner than before.

[Rolf]

Just wanted to pass on my sense that my 4343s are sounding better recently. Both 2231 woofers were re-foamed about a year or so ago and I think I'm still hearing very slight improvements in the very low end in the past few months. The bass just seems a little deeper than I remember, or was expecting on CDs that I've played many times before. Of course it could be a number of other things...including ME, but I suspect the surrounds and spiders are coming into form.

Tom

I know many of you will disagree, but I seriously mean that a new JBL woofer or a re-cone needs about 200 hours of playing before it does it best. I guess re-foaming also need quite some time, but I have no personal experience with that. (Re-foaming)

[Lekreh]

Good news

[Titanium Dome]

It takes months for me to get 100 hours on some of my systems, except for the Performance Series. Refoamed drivers like the 2214H and LE14H-1 have about 30 hours each after four months. It'll be interesting to see how they measure/sound after a year when they'll hopefully have 100 or so hours on them.

[Titanium Dome]

I have to admit, the 4430s I got last year with the refoamed 2235H drivers are sounding better these days. I even reset the B380 sub output as things started to sound a tad bass heavy.

Is it me or the drivers? I don't know. :dont-know

[Zilch]

I even reset the B380 sub output as things started to sound a tad bass heavy.

HUH?

BX63A I fixed still working?

[Amazing.... ]

[Titanium Dome]

HUH?

BX63A I fixed still working?

[Amazing.... ]

Not only is it still working, but now it's dusting my office and taking out the trash due that nano technology you put in it.

[Rolf]

It takes months for me to get 100 hours on some of my systems, except for the Performance Series. Refoamed drivers like the 2214H and LE14H-1 have about 30 hours each after four months. It'll be interesting to see how they measure/sound after a year when they'll hopefully have 100 or so hours on them.

Yes, for many people it will take a long time to break the speakers in. (100-200 hours). BUT, it's not really a long time if you remember that they are intended for professional use. Used daily in a studio I will think 200 hours in about 6-8 weeks.

[Zilch]

So, we presume everything mixed during the first 6-8 weeks is therefore FUBAR?

Can we all say together?

[Y'all're makin' stuff up again, is what.... ]

[Rolf]

So, we presume everything mixed during the first 6-8 weeks is therefore FUBAR?

Can we all say together?

[Y'all're makin' stuff up again, is what.... ]

I guess a studio will WAIT to use a new studio monitor for "working stuff" until they are well played in. Or do you mean that a new speaker don't need any break in time???