Esoteric C-03 Break In Time


I've just taken delivery of a new Esoteric C-03 preamplifier. Out of the box this pre is a bit cold and dry. Does anyone have any experience with breaking in their C-03, and how long did it take for the beast to settle down and blossom?
frontier1

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Mine has reached the 200 hour mark and it has smoothed out considerably but is still closed in or narrow if you will. I suspect the large capacitors and power supply require several more hours to totally open up. Solid state gear generally runs cooler than tube stuff so maybe I'm a little impatient. Thanks for any responses