Experience with Simaudio Moon North amps

Hi all,

I just bought a Moon 761 amplifier to complement my 791 preamp, which I have had for half a year. (I was temporarily using the integrated 600i in bypass mode as power amp until now).

From your experience, can you tell me how many hours it takes for a 761 to burn in? The proverbial 400 hours?

Thanks! 

To be honest, I don't remember how long the burn-in took with the 600i, but I know it was a few weeks. I can already hear the huge potential but it's clear that it's not settled yet and where it should be. Either way, I'm really looking forward to it! (Actually, I got myself a 50th birthday present with 761). I'll write a short review here after the device settles down.

You did the right thing in this situation. Such behavior is unacceptable.

I am using my 791 + 761 combo also with external DAC MolaMola Tambaqui + external streamer Aurender N100H right now. Still testing against internal DAC + internal streamer. Yes, Tambaqui is better than internal DAC, more detailed and more natural at the same time. But the difference is not huge. 
The true is, indeed, that with such good preamp/ amp combo (and also very revealing Vimberg Amea speakers in my case) everything is audible. Every little detail should be addressed. Cables has quite big impact on overall synergy of all setup.