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Break in for a NEW 5 year old player

I know the heading looks odd.......new 5 year old player.

I purchased a brand new out of the box.....NOT A DEMO
Mcintosh MVP 861 last week. I have seen this at my dealer for some time. It was built in 2005. It was never opened before last week. I know my local dealers's stock room
probably better than him and struck when I needed a favor he did owe me.

My question is would this player need even more time for
break in being it has been sitting in a storage room for quite some time. I do know it is not even close to being broken in yet (7 days old!). It is pretty cool to see
a unit that old NEW.
klaudio
jaybo
4,478 posts
 
new old stock is cool....the 861 should sound great right out of the box
rooski
37 posts
 
If you're concerned about break in, just keep a disk playing on repeat, while not in use. Otherwise, just listen and enjoy.

The fact it has been in a box for 5 years shouldn't have any effect on break in.
rrog
1,958 posts
 
I wouldn't consider 5 years very old. I have a turntable from the mid 70s that is new in the box. I want to assemble it and play it, but then it would be just another used turntable.

Instead of putting a million miles on your CD player by playing a disc on repeat you should hook up a tuner and listen to the radio instead.
klaudio OP
113 posts
 
I understand what you are saying about keeping it in the box.

I bought it to listen to it...........especially on the cd side. The technology is not obsolete on this player on the cd side. Yes, if I decide to sell it I will never get what it is worth. Pretty cool sound though.
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