There must be something wrong with me or my system I've never had my system sound good with 5 minute warm up. Most of my a/b amps that double in power take 2 days, I leave them on 24/7. A day or 2 for tube CD player, solid state CD player is left on 24/7, I think Dac's needs a couple days. My tube amps and tube Preamp take a couple hours. Class D takes 4 or five days, I leave it on 24/7. Turntable takes one or two albums to shine, maybe oil in well or cartridge need a little time. Other people don't have this problem?
Does your system hate you when you ignore her?
I've not been able to listen to my system seriously for about 3 weeks. I just sat down to Emmylou Harris' " Red Dirt Girl" on HDCD. My first impression was that the soundstage was not as wide as I expected. I suppose that it's possible that components need to re-burn in after prolonged periods without being energized. I also suppose it's possible that one's trained listening skills may need refreshing after a period of atrophy.
Have you experienced similar things? What were the variables that you were able to eliminate, such as experiencing the same effect on two different systems, one rested and one not, in the same time period after not listening.
Have you experienced similar things? What were the variables that you were able to eliminate, such as experiencing the same effect on two different systems, one rested and one not, in the same time period after not listening.