Break In Question?

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 

@jasonbourne71 I agree 100%. The sound changes are related to our own hearing making adjustments IMHO. I've seen reviewers riding that thin line of not wanting to offend people by not saying break in is nonsense! I think we have many people in the industry not believing in break-in and being dishonest to people!