Love getting new equipment, hate the break-in
I get excited about new equipment but often get impatient with the break-in time. Some sound pretty good right from the get-go, others seem to take forever plus one day. Also, some gradually get better with time, others sound bad for a long time, like 200 hrs and then one day BOOM!, everything comes into focus seemingly all at once. Is your experience similar?
OP same here. I started my serious journey info Hifi only during covid and all my equipment are brand new, everything, so the break-in starts when I get it and learning how it affects the sound took months or weeks before all falls into place. some I have no way to return it as it passes the trial period, so it ended up in in eBay and some I get to keep as the magic happened.
yes, break in sucks but heck, at least you know its brand new. however, if you like instant gratification, buy Used
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Burn/break in is not a myth, for instance capacitors take time to form, this alone may account for much of what we hear during burn in. Many other parts may also benefit from on/off cycling and burn in. Just because science and measurement protocols haven't yet established a means to test for burn in doesn't mean it doesn't exist. To believe that is simply not how quality scientific inquiry works. Statements as to mass delusion in the minds of those who hear burn in are simply short cuts in order to convince oneself this phenomena doesn't exist. Also, based on long observation, not everyone pleased at the end of burn in, components continue to be sold and replaced.
In the end burn in is and should be a moot point, eventually the component or part will be fully burned in and a final evaluation is arrived at. |
@sns I Agree totally with your above statement and I also believe in the mental break in of our minds to adjust to the new piece of equipment can't be discounted. WTS, I never sell a piece of gear that has made me happy for the sake of upgrade, I keep the replaced piece for a good 6 to 12 months and slip it back in to the system at different times and am surprised sometime that I wind up selling the new piece instead. Enjoy the music |
@tooblue I too keep prior equipment when bringing new piece. A>B>A comparisons extremely informative, and this may have to be repeated many times. I also keep multiples of amps, pre's and dacs just for the change in presentations, and I mix and match these components in various configurations. I love the variety of presentations I can achieve quite easily, no single and constant presentation for me. |
@daytrader +1 on “Sometimes the journey is more fun that the arrival” always! :-) |
