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June 2, 2007 - 12:20am
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High end newbie power amp burn-in?
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None of this will have any influence on the longevity or performance of the amp.
Kal
Excellent thank you! No such thing as burn in / pre conditioning these days then...suits me great!
Many pieces of electronic equipment need to settle in to perform their best so you may hear improvements in the first couple of weeks. However, you need not at all be concerend about as to how to "break-in" the unit. The only "issue" is how long it will take to sound its best. Some equipment sounds as good as it will get out of the box. Other units take a 100-200 hours.
Bottom line: Enjoy your new kit!
Thank you kindly - that also sounds about what I needed to hear - I read about lots of folks 'running in' speakers, cables (especially high end stuff) power units, record decks and the likes and I just assumed there would some 'standard' which everyone accepts for amps - the review for my amp on this very site had the reviewer getting keen on it even when it was played "cold out of the box" and I assumed some sort of 'warm up' (or burn in as I would know it) would probably be a good idea - again reading reviews for many others also has the reviewer seemingly getting the best results after 'warm up' periods - but as you very correctly state...each one is not the same as the one before and it really is down to the listener...you pays your money...lesson learned methinks...