With all the monsoon storms we've had here in AZ this year, several times I've had to power down and unplug for several days at a time. For casual listening or background music, an hour or so of warm up is OK, but for serious listening, the SS Amp, DAC and CDPs take several hours to start sounding good and about 12 Hrs. to sound their best. My tubed Pre sounds great after about a half an hour......Jim
Listening after your entire system was powered off cold for a week+
Have you ever had your entire system completely unplugged-powered off for a week+, turned it all on, sat down for a brief listen, and immediately became disappointed with the sound after a cold startup?
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With temporary amnesia, rediscovered again today for the 100th time there were no problems with my dac or tubes or any component failures going on.
@4-5 hours warmup, a radical transformation with the sound. Transformers on the dac, preamp, amps, all warmed up - - woah, here comes the missing tone, texture, soundstage, opening up nicely, and musicality. "There it is!". Email this link to self, revisit periodically as prescribed. Maybe an isolated case :)