Equipment Warm up, but What About Listener Warm up?


Tube amps and even solid state amps have varying requirements to warm up, but what about the listener? Do you find that it takes you a few minutes to settle in to really start hearing the nuances in the sound? It seems that even if I've had my Hegel H390 on all day, it still takes a few minutes after I sit in my listening position before I start to hear everything I know is there. I then start the recording from the beginning and enjoy.
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I believe that the equipment warm up and the listeners warmup go hand in hand and both are creditable.
The XLO Test and Burn-in CD has burn-in and demagnetizing tracks. If you listen to those a few minutes with headphones before a listening session your ears will be thoroughly warmed up. And demagnetized.
If you're a vinyl listener, it takes an album side to get the cartridge going.