Break In Question?

@douglas_schroeder What is your position on amplifiers sound, especially class A that's freshly turned on vs 2 hr of warmup?

mylogic,

Not sure about tonearms, but cartridges for sure.

ozzy

My opinion is anything with a wire can require burn-in, this pretty much means everything in audio.

@samureyex ”….anything with a wire can require burn-in…..”

Ears to brain requires an array of wires of sorts. I suppose this supports those with theories that the brain (not the equipment) adjusts. That the brain is the true burn-in culprit, which tricks us into believing (over time) that the components in our systems are changing the perceived performance.

l think if people want to hear a difference, they may well listen in more detail and think they are hearing things they never noticed before. Our Hi-Fi systems are invariably courtesans, which hoodwink us into believing, what we want to believe.

@mylogic The ear/brain adjusting is inaccurate and overused IMO. While it does have a small degree of effect but not to the point people make it out to be. Any pr9blem within a system will forever have that problem and the ears do not adjust. 

if it sounds slightly bright, or dark, or bassy, insert any of the words. It will forever have that problem.

Of course I’m speaking post burn-in.

I had a headphone (Sundara) that was great but slightly bright. Daily usage and a year later it was still slightly bright, I'm sure others that had a problem with their system experienced the same thing.