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Are rig hours reversable?

Most of us burn in our rigs differently, but the general consensus whether it be speakers, ICs, power cords, electronics (the whole nine)is there is a positive ratio between hours played and sound quality. Is there a ratio for the reverse? How long can a rig go into hibernation without affecting all the positives of an active listening life? Obviously, there are differences between ICs, CDPs,power conditioners etc, but I'd love to hear your take from what you have read or from your experiences, and what you do to keep your rig alive when you're a way for a trip around the world or the like. thanks in advance.
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swampwalker
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RW- If you read the OP more carefully, you will see that Warren is asking if, after burn in has been completed, SQ deteriorates over time, if a component is left unused. Not whether SQ decreases with additional use (maybe burn-out?), which is what you seem to have answered.

Not taking any position on burn-in or burn-out ;-)

If you are reading, Nandric, that emoticon [;-)] is meant to indicate that it was said in jest.
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exactly swampwalker
jafant
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Burn-in works,

to address the OP, I would venture to state - if the gear is not used for 1 year or longer, it would need to be re-burned at half of the initial hour count.
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