Use pink noise disc to warm up stereo


It generally takes between 1-2 hours for my system to sound good.  It actually sounds really terrible when I first turn it on. 
I’ve found that if I place a pink noise disc in the tray and leave it on at low volume for a shorter time, my system comes to life.
Big difference from a cold start
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The reason I went to the pink noise is that “just leaving the system on” had little or no effect. Really comes to life with the pink noise warmup after about a half hour or so.  Just playing discs as normal takes more than an hour, sometimes two, before I’m really enjoying it.
This may be just my set. I have a CJ tube preamp and NuForce monoblock solid state amps.


Those who find there system lacking at start-up should try a pink noise disc.
By covering  the whole spectrum of frequencies, warm-up time is effectively  decreased.  It has made a huge difference in my enjoyment, not having to suffer through the crappy sound of discs played before the set is ready for prime time.