What should I hear as my amp breaks in?


Ok my Bryston 14b3 just came I today. Immediately I noticed the music came out of a darker background and the music was sweeter and vocals clearer. Now this is replacing an 18 year old 14bsst that was bought used. I had bought a new 4bsst in 02 and can vaguely remember some changes. I don't get to change amps like some get to change cars every year. So from every ones memeory, what can I expect to hear from now? Its been running for 8 hours and im keeping it runninh 24/7. I'm recovering from surgery and have time to listen. Well it was tricky getting that 89lb beast out of the box with a broke foot. But I used a lot of finesse and I was going to get it running today. I know my Bryston and Tandberg gear liked to be juiced up all the time. So let me hear from members here. Thanks. Mike
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Showing 1 response by tomcarr

+1 @mitch2 
Unlike others here I've only owned a few amps over 40+ years in this hobby (Pioneer, Denon, PS Audio, NAD, Krell and currently Vincent). I agree w mitch2 that I've also only heard small improvements in SQ as the hours add up. IME mine all sounded a little rough for the first 15-20 mins (about 3-4 songs) and then they smooth out. Honestly, I can tell a lot more differences in SQ between recordings than I ever could between low-hours and high-hours play time. Just my 2c, YMMV.
Enjoy your new system! I bet it sounds fabulous!!!

Tom