Yeah my Koetsu with enough hours to be considered fully broken in still sounds a lot better the second side than the first. Even when played the night before. Also continues to improve beyond that. Although I would say the first initial improvement is a lot more obviously the cartridge. My system always continues to sound better as the night goes on, though you got way too many contributing factors to say its all the cartridge.
Also while it does sound noticeably better its better not louder. I've never noticed any increase in output. In fact, usually if anything quite the opposite. Not in terms of volume, but because the sound when cold is somewhat grainy and hard which makes me want to turn the volume down. This was the case as well with the Benz Glider and Ruby I had before the Black.
Also while it does sound noticeably better its better not louder. I've never noticed any increase in output. In fact, usually if anything quite the opposite. Not in terms of volume, but because the sound when cold is somewhat grainy and hard which makes me want to turn the volume down. This was the case as well with the Benz Glider and Ruby I had before the Black.