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?
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@douglas_schroeder From where could you conclude that the perceived break-in is wrong and that your testing is right? What makes your testing as reliable as it sounds to be? Btw, I would like to know which product you used to compare this break-in test. We all know certain products have more drastic break-in than others. Did you use a product with significant change in sound? And then do a testing of such product in a new vs old head to head comparison? |
I have 2 big head-scratchers with your assessments. 1) Your premise is that hearing is unreliable, but you used hearing in a test as the final conclusion. 2) Again, "hearing is unreliable" and yet the changes heard usually follow quite a strict guideline. I can list out these guidelines again but I’ve done a couple of times already. Look for #1-7 above. Example. Why does Class A amplifier sound best after 120 mins, and not class D. You are making a critical mistakr of detective work, that is following the clues that support your theory instead of changing theory to fit the evidence. |
