Amp burn-in..Best technique


I will soon be getting my new Mcintosh MC591's. I am curious,......does it matter how loud you play? If I run a CD on continuous repeat,...does it matter if I turn it way down? Or does that not offer enough resistance/load to drive to have a "break-in" effect. My wife would not be happy if I had my system playing at high levels all day.
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10-05-11: Jedinite24
"My question is when doing amplifier burn-in is it better to have the amplifier put out varying wattage or put out stable wattage?"

You should vary the wattage in 20% increments in what is simalar to a star pattern you tighten wheel lugnuts in: 50% max power to 30% to 70% to 10% to 90%, then repeat. Do not go over 90% or below 10% for the first 4 days, then ONLY go from below 10% to above 90% for the remaining 4 days of break in.

Or you could just play the damned thing.