Break In Question?

Well if I had any curiosity about the content of the book that I didnt know existed until the ad copy on this thread I am now certain it would be on par with some treatise written by that guy from ASR. 

@dacpin ,

I'm sure gonna be glad when you get your old username back.

Every time I see this one, I think I'm becoming dyslexic.

Wow, our break in enthusiasts need to be cautious, as it seems the evidence is mounting that their equipment is not performing consistently! 

Ever had one of those days when things didn't sound right, good? Well, according your own belief that your ears are more stable, consistent than electronics, it means that on that day or week, the equipment is regressive, literally sounding worse, in performance decline.  

What that means, according to your break in worldview, is that your gear has no consistent performance. It fluctuates, sometimes becoming better, but sometimes becoming worse sounding. It could not be that your perception is fluid. No, as with break in where you are absolutely sure that the equipment is changing its sound, so with bad listening sessions. It's not your ears! You are exonerated! It's your system, it's going retrograde! 

It's really a shame that some of us have to suffer inconsistent performance from equipment. Logically, it has to be your equipment varying in performance, because you proved to yourself that your ears are more consistent than electronics. Wow, that's too bad. I wouldn't want to be in that situation!   

No Doug once again I think you entirely missed it. 

@larsman You are missing the point entirely. Namely, a pair of cans that sound good after break in sound bad once a different reference is used. It shows the major effect of brain habituation (rewiring if you want to call it that way) in how sound is subjectively perceived. 

Of course it is your choice to ignore science. I prefer to understand my experiences and assess ear witness reports based on scientific knowledge. It helps me to separate fact from fiction. That is my bias as an actual STEM/MINT research scientist.