If it doesn’t sound good in 1 minute, I don’t hang around waiting for it to change. If it does sound good, or show signs of greatness, I will give it time to burn/break in. Tubes, bearings, drivers, and capacitors all improve with use.
Are You A Disciplined Audiophile?
The issue of whether break-in is real aside for now, when you make a change in your system, such as a new component or cable, do you have the discipline to wait before making any other changes? I usually mark my calendar for a month and perhaps 2 months and try to change nothing else for that period of time so I can better assess exactly what the new thing is doing. But sometimes it’s difficult to wait. IMO, break in is a real thing, both in the component and the listener, but even if you don’t believe components and cables change after a few days, can you wait at least a month to listen to enough music to adjust your ears to what the new thing brings to the system on its own?
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@mahgister I respect you and appreciate what you do. Sometimes, you do go on and on about the same thing. Reminds me of a guy with a 20 year old Toyota Corolla trying to convince everyone that they do not need a new car, or any other car, and that all the car manufacturers are out to rip them off. At a car show. 😏 |
@mahgister Try not let it get personal for YOU. For example, you quoted @mijostyn as saying "Break In" in an illusion of weak minded audiophiles. You responded by referring to his arrogance. I believe break in occurs in some situations (mentioned in my post above). Do you know how upset I was about Mijo's perspective?
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