Break In Question?

@hilde45 - 

@mahler123 - Not subjective; most of the time it's very easy to tell the difference between speakers/headphones/cartridges that have been broken in for a few hundred hours and ones right out of the box; sometimes the difference is dramatic, and the difference between returning an item or keeping it. Perhaps you've not experienced this, but it doesn't mean it's not real. 

Correction:

I meant to type most of my equipment has been purchased used. The Lumin X2 is new thus my question on breakin.

ozzy

I have found with various components that break-in is a real thing and some components sound great out of the box and then there are subtle changes while others changed dramatically after 100 hours or so, Especially loudspeakers

tuberist,

I totally agree with you. Especially about loudspeakers.

ozzy

I was always told the DAC/Pre/ Streamer doesn’t know/care if the amp is on standby or not...a few years ago I purchased a used Aesthetix tube CD Player that had not been plugged in for 6+ months...Aesthetix told me it just needed to be turned on in standby for a month to fully restore...