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Oyaide R1 Burn In Time

All,

We I thought I would round out my system so....

I just purchased two R1's. One for my McIntosh MC402 amp and one for my McIntosh C200 and Marantz SA-7S1. Neither of the above would be considered bright sounding.

My speakers Dynaudio Confidence 5's

Power Cords are the Lessloss with the Oyaide C079 connectors.

My system nows sounds bright, thin, lack of mid-bass or warmth. What I am hearing is it burn-in issue or what this outlet sounds like.

It sounds really thin, evening playing tube recordings from the 50's. No soul left to the system.

Thanks for you input!
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hdm
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I have absolutely no experience with the R1 so cannot comment on its sonic signature but if your R1's were cryoed and not burnt in following the cryo (I believe Alan Kafton at Audioexcellence burns all his in but am not sure about other vendors) then the sound you are describing would be typical of cryoed, non-burned in receptacle.

Ask your seller if 1) the receptacles were cryoed and 2) if so, if they were conditioned post cryo. If the answer is yes to number 1 and no to #2, take them out of your system and put them on a fridge or chest freezer for about a month, burning in each half of the receptacle for about 2 weeks.

Then put them back in your system.
hdm
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Sherod had some good advice there. There are dealers of the R1 who say that people apparently hear changes as much as 500 hours later.

I'd be putting the refrigerator or chest freezer on those receptacles-2 to 3 weeks for each half regardless. Some will say let your equipment break it in, but the fridge will get it there faster and do more than your equipment can to maximize its performance.
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