Break In Question?

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...

I believe break in is the process of our brains adjusting to the sonic signature of a new piece of gear, not electrons circulating around and beating reluctant polymers into submission.  As such I believe that a listener’s brain will adapt faster if the amplification is turned on.  If you can’t hear it, your neurons can’t be retrained