Equipment break in question


To break in a piece of equipment such as a DAC, do you need to turn on your amp and actually play music through your speakers?  Does it work to just play a disc silently without using  the amp and speakers?  What about just turning on a component such as a DAC and leaving it on without playing anything?
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Showing 1 response by erik_squires

You can just play the DAC if that’s all you care about. I haven't experimented, but if I believe in break-in, then I would definitely want to play music through it.

Warm up is also a variable factor.

DAC’s are very low power, so leaving them on 24/7 is easy to do.

Class D amps take the longest to warm up, maybe 2-4 days.

Best,
E