2. amps-preamps
  3. 153829-33344

Can anyone explain in laymans terms why your gear sound better after warm up

I get burn in... should be called burn off just to get the manufacturing process off all the different manufacturers and parts to sweat off the packaging and sealants. But a light bulb is on or off. So SS gear in theory should sound the same. A light bulb does not get brighter after an hour. Is it your ears get programmed? Or is there and actual technical reason that it sounds better? Please pretend Im a four year old cause with Electronics I am.

-ALLGOOD
haywood310

Showing 1 response by erik_squires

erik_squires
16,592 posts
 
I really wish I could. I can tell you I have had remarkably different experiences with different gear.

My current integrated takes no time at all after the muting relay has disengaged. It’s a class A/B amplifier. My Class D amps can take two days. However, I can only tell this for music, if the amps have been left off for a day. For use as the center/surround amps, they play perfectly well even when only switched on irregularly.

I have no idea why.
More to discover