Just curious if you bought your equipment without an audition. I would think that if you bought this new and auditioned a completely burned in one at a dealer, you would have an idea of how it will eventually sound. In my experience cables are a different animal, but usually there is even some information as to the burn in process and the overall sound qualities that can be expected when it's completely burned in. I don't have Thor electronics, but most of my experiences are the same as Thorman's, but I am pretty certain that others have had different experiences. Shandorne raises a question that I thnik we all are a bit fearful about and that is that the results of the burn in procees do not meet our expectations.
Burn in question and evaluation before burn in
We all experienced sound transformation before and after a new equipment or cable is burned in, however, I am wondering if there is a general rule as to which direction any burn in would be heading? Specifically, I am interested to know would sound generally go smoother/darker or brighter/more transparent after burn in? I am thinking if there is such a rule, it would be valuable to know for evaluating products.