Hi Adhaney, that is correct. They need at lease 72 hours to settle in those cables with the active shield on and active. Even Synergistic recommends this. They get even better after a week and after 400 hours sublime. Moving them puts them close to square one.
The Acoustic Reference I/C does have a warm/bloomy midrange for systems that have neutral or lean equipment and/or speakers and someone that wants to add warmth. The Apex is the next giant leap up and I think is very worth the upgrade on your CDP. The jump between Accelerator and Precision Reference on Pre to Amp is not so much an upgrade. Some improvements in clarity, soundstage and high frequency presentation transparency will be realized. Personally, I would get the Accelerator and get an Apex on CDP either now or later as an upgrade. The Apex is more on the warm side of neutral with great dynamics, layering and soundstage over the A.R. You can borrow on from your dealer.
The Acoustic will take time to settle and you may be happy with your original plan of the Accelerator/Acoustic Reference. Just let it all settle for a week and then go back and listen. Frequently taking some time to listen in between as well so you become familiar with the burn in process.
Wait until you add Synergistic speaker cables, powercell and powercords. You are in for a real treat!
The Acoustic Reference I/C does have a warm/bloomy midrange for systems that have neutral or lean equipment and/or speakers and someone that wants to add warmth. The Apex is the next giant leap up and I think is very worth the upgrade on your CDP. The jump between Accelerator and Precision Reference on Pre to Amp is not so much an upgrade. Some improvements in clarity, soundstage and high frequency presentation transparency will be realized. Personally, I would get the Accelerator and get an Apex on CDP either now or later as an upgrade. The Apex is more on the warm side of neutral with great dynamics, layering and soundstage over the A.R. You can borrow on from your dealer.
The Acoustic will take time to settle and you may be happy with your original plan of the Accelerator/Acoustic Reference. Just let it all settle for a week and then go back and listen. Frequently taking some time to listen in between as well so you become familiar with the burn in process.
Wait until you add Synergistic speaker cables, powercell and powercords. You are in for a real treat!