Hi David. Jadem6's above suggestions have worked well for me. While I never used the 8 ohm resistor method, Jadem6's advice for burning in lasers and interconnects have done the trick in my system. After going through this process over and over, I have found that most manufacturers understate the amount of time needed for full break in. I would heed the advice of your forum member's experiences for the Cary. Good luck!
CD Player Break-In
Hi all,
Just purchased a Cary Audio 306 cd player. The manual recommends to let the cd player break-in for 100 hours, I have seen on other forums that says this player takes 300-500 hours before it starts sounding really good. So far it sounds great, a little harsh on the top end.
Anyways, my question is, do I have to turn on my preamp and amplifier when breaking in my cd player? Can I just leave the cd player on repeat and have my preamp(tube) off and amplifier(solid state) off? Will this also break in my interconnects(new) connected to the cd player?
Thanks.
Just purchased a Cary Audio 306 cd player. The manual recommends to let the cd player break-in for 100 hours, I have seen on other forums that says this player takes 300-500 hours before it starts sounding really good. So far it sounds great, a little harsh on the top end.
Anyways, my question is, do I have to turn on my preamp and amplifier when breaking in my cd player? Can I just leave the cd player on repeat and have my preamp(tube) off and amplifier(solid state) off? Will this also break in my interconnects(new) connected to the cd player?
Thanks.