Does a new cd transport require break-in time?

Rvpiano,

I sympathize with your frustrating experience with Schiit. Thanks for sharing. I think the information you share will be valuable to other prospective buyers of their products. 

How annoying to have to find specific CD players and other devices that send zeros when paused or in between tracks.

Looks like a design mistake if this DAC was engineered to be compatible with a variety of devices.

I can understand and accept a device can click relays when switching inputs but a pause or a skip to a new track is not a change of input.

Perhaps they will issue a firmware fix for this serious limitation.

@jea48

Yup. That is why all modern DACs should have complete jitter immunity. Some don't despite 20 years of jitter issues.

Shrill sound? Looks like you have a jitter problem with the Gumby and it prefers the Oppo. Bits are bits but how well a DAC handles jitter is part of the DAC design.

Sorry to hear of your issues. You must be dissappointed. Hopefully you didnt damage anything through misuse and it is covered under warranty.

@geoffkait

Ok so now faced with evidence directly from Oppo contradicting your statement, you run off on a tangent from break-in to wires, fuses and directionality?

Clearly that snake oil is slippery stuff.

@geoffkait

Quote directly from Oppo website:

""Break in" is a process of accelerated aging for mechanical, electronic, and acoustic components. By exercising the components for a period of time, early component failures can be weeded out and parts can settle down to their final working mode. With advances in manufacturing processes and quality control, break in is no longer universally prescribed. Many manufacturers, including OPPO Digital, recommend that customers use the products normally and maintain that the products will achieve optimal performance either out of the box or after a very short period of use."

Do you just make up whatever nonsense that helps to support your sales agenda? (Obviously most of your Machina stuff does absolutely nothing so of course you don't support blind tests that might expose this)

I  would give a hour or two to warm up and you are good to go. If a solid state device drifts audibly in performance over 50+ hours then it will probably never stabilize reliably and you may as well return the faulty device.