Actually, i agree with both the OP and N80.
Yes! solid state warms up, and over a 30-60 minute period the majority occurs. Many solid (state) reasons.
That said, everything sounds better after a glass of wine, or with stable blood sugar or whatever. So joking or not, N80 is, IMO, absolutely right. Since i design commercially, i have to account for the many things that might fool me into thinking something is better or worse. And how i feel is culprit #1. That's why subjective evaluations are so difficult, and generally viewed as without credibility. Yet i wont argue that we need listening - i cannot measure most differences that i can reliably hear.
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Yes! solid state warms up, and over a 30-60 minute period the majority occurs. Many solid (state) reasons.
That said, everything sounds better after a glass of wine, or with stable blood sugar or whatever. So joking or not, N80 is, IMO, absolutely right. Since i design commercially, i have to account for the many things that might fool me into thinking something is better or worse. And how i feel is culprit #1. That's why subjective evaluations are so difficult, and generally viewed as without credibility. Yet i wont argue that we need listening - i cannot measure most differences that i can reliably hear.
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