Break In Question?


I have been under the assumption that in order for a component to break in there must be a signal pass through from one piece of equipment to another. That is, running a Dac/Preamp into an amp, the amp must be turned on for the Dac/Preamp to break in.

But is this really true? Does the amp really need to be turned on?

ozzy

ozzy

@gdaddy1 You are using visual cues to alter the hearing perception which we all know is a huge part of our evolution. But there is no visual cues in an audio system. You are comparing apples to oranges. Maybe link one that is more convincing. And as noted, if looked at the top of the forehead, the effect goes away. 

@douglas_schroeder no you are not vindicated, audiogon doesn’t enforce their own rules, as an example their is a forum member here that actually advertises his upgrades to a well known Dac, he even says we are running a sale and gives the price of the sale, yet audiogon does nothing about it.

Thank you invalid. This is the last blow from me to this dead horse. There are clear guidelines prohibiting "self promotion" in the rules regarding forum behavior. In fact google this and it is one of the first things to come up. 

If he wants to promote his book, pay for the privilege like the rest of us.

 

 

Didnt see this before so I must comment. Doug, the people that judge issues of vindication and appropriateness of responses are really the members of this forum with Audiogon coming in a distance second. Nobody cares what you think as you dont have the right nor have you earned the right to make such judgements. I would call out the "first string" reviewers on this but they arent stupid enough to do what you attempted. Now Audiogon please be aware that I didnt call Doug stupid I called what he has done stupid. So dont ban for making disparaging remarks about another member when you, evidently, allow blatant self promotion. 

"Now, perhaps we can return to the discussion that I intended to hold..."

 

And that would be what, mentioning your book a hundred more times?