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Break in for new DAC
I just ordered a LTA AERO DAC with Ray Reserve tubes. I have read that this need 200/300 hours of break-in? If so, since I have a All tube integrated amp, I really don't want to leave it on that long. If i have my player run music into new DAC over and over, does the amp really need to be on?
Thanks Much
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@daveteauk 'Nieve' is the Spanish word for snow and is used in some communities as another way of saying 'cocaine'. You may have meant 'naive'. |
@mlapenta I received my new LTA Aero DAC about 5 days ago. LTA does do some break in / burn in for a week after the DAC has been assembled, now what that entails, beyond making sure everything is working correctly, I'm not 100 % sure. I bought the upgraded Tubes, Ray Reserves, I also bought some vintage Tung Sol and RCA Tubes from the 50's, both the 12 and 6 volt versions. The tubes and sound does change as it breaks in, I'm not sure if it's the Tubes, the components in the DAC or both, it settles in, opens up a bit along with filling in, becoming less harsh, bright. If I had to guess, I probably have around 20 hours or so at best on mine, I like the Ray Reserves but they aren't my favorite Tube so far, I find the vintage tubes to be more open sounding, have a bit more air and have more of a vinyl sound. That said, the Ray Reserves are fantastic, the bass, mid's and highs are all the most refined, controlled and on point out of all the tubes. To me so far, they are a little more analytical though, they don't quite have the air, liquidity of the vintage tubes. So far I'm really enjoying the DAC, tube rolling for sure changes the sound / performance and takes it to another level vs the stock tubes. For a tube component, I'm also shocked at how quiet it is, it's quieter than any other external DAC I've put into my system, I've never had tube equipment that was quieter. I haven't been able to spend enough time with the DAC to provide a review, concrete thoughts, the above are my initial observations. Good Luck! |
@aewarren Thanks for the info, and correcting me - I did mean to type naive. |
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