Phono pre "Break-In" process? Necessary?

Roger_paul...There's a smell of paternal condescension in your posts that some may find annoying, including myself. So...my balanced pre-amp to tube power amp system sounds fabulous with rock solid imaging, clarity, punch and tonal accuracy. Lucky me! I only mentioned my current and past live sound gigs to make a point about live music…I hear a lot of it. Describing issues my (and others who lack your alleged remedy) system must have is silly, as you haven't heard my system. Last night I was listening to a really sweet 1964 LP of Benjamin Britton conducting some of his and Hayden's music, and I could hear every damn musician with no "blurring" or what you describe as the "grey" background, so your assumptions are simply irrelevant regardless of the florid terminology you feel compelled to add to your diatribe. Rabid self promotion with sketchy theories that conveniently only you are privy to make you seem more than a little insecure.

"geoffkait, so you’re the one. Organic neuron stimulation? telepathic-enabling technology?... like in the film Æon Flux?! That’s way cooler then this gear thing."

I prefer to think of myself more like in the film The Men Who Stare at Goats.

Break in 126 1/2 hrs then it will sound great.!

wolf

I apologize if I rub you the wrong way or any other readers for that matter.

As time goes on and others are added to the number of people who have  had a chance to hear what I have been trying to describe, it will become self evident as to the advantage (or not) of such a system.

A 1964 recording no doubt with tube mic preamps. Good stuff!
BTW I have designed with tubes as well and often thought of how an H-CAT circuit made of tubes would perform.

I have also thought about sticking a 12AX7 out of the top of my SS preamp with just the heater hooked up.  (Sorry - I couldn't resist)

Roger

wolf

After reading these posts again I do recognize something I should not have done. To say that your system lacks focus. I actually prefer tube systems over SS for just that attribute. I was able to put together my Idea as SS only because there are some advantages especially in the area of output drive capacity. I have built hybrids with tube front-end and SS out.
Part of my goal was to match if I could the awesome micro / inner detail of a good triode. I was able to do that with SS. That's a miracle all by itself :)
I think we are on the same side - we all enjoy great sounding music. 

I do apologize for knocking your system.

Roger