Breaking (burning) in new DAC

Done!  Now
just waiting on Chinese new yr to be over so they’ll send the Venus2 

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. 

@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

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

What @jimmy2615 said.

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

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

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.  

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?