Breaking (burning) in new DAC

I actually have some budget Schiit components that I can connect a new DAC to in order to break in.

Do you have an office system or spare components laying around? 

First world problems.  Buy a cheap pair of powered speakers you can maybe repurpose or buy some cheap tubes you can use while the DAC settles in.  

Just play the DAC 24/7 without the downstream equipment turned on.  

What @jimmy2615 said.

Personally, I would just listen to the DAC right out of the box and let the 'burn-in' happen naturally.

Betting the circuits can take 50-100 hours depending on the capacitor values etc. Breaking in depends on the individual …. 

@jimmy2615 

i was wondering if the signal needs to be processed all of the way through to get it done properly.  I appreciate your response if indeed I can leave amp & preamp powered down and still achieve burn-in

Have your streamer playing connected to dac via digital cable. Select proper input on dac and keep these two components on 24/7. No need to keep preamp and amp on unless you’re listening. 

Done!  Now
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