Yes, if your source is running a signal to your DAC and the DAC is on that is all you need to burn it in. I did this very same thing with my Denafrips Terminator 15th as it needed aver 500 hours.
DAC break-in question
I'm not wanting to debate if break-in is real or not.
Can I just stream to a DAC and keep the amplifier off (the Dac is running and showing the sample rates, etc)? Or does a signal need to be getting to the actual amplifier?
My amp is Class A and I do not want to leave it running. However, I don't want to dig into my house ceiling speaker system (a real pain).
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance