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I hope break in is true

This is the first time I ever bought a brand new out of the box Preamp. No, wait. Second but, the other doesn't count.
I had made previous posts about my decision to downsize.
I have, everything is kinda good. You know, Okay.
I bought a pre here. great seller, great store. Couldn't have been smoother.
I am just not used to this type of stuff. I wanted something with a phono included. I kept it well under a $1000.00
Now, I got to ask you guys. Will this thing get better???/
I have not had to worry about break in before. Does it really exist?
It is a very well built unit. Remote, I'm not used to that! That's nice. Has everything I need. Except it isn't alive. The music is there, presented very nicely. Clean, no extra stuff. Just doesn't have any dimension.
Please tell me this is going to get better:)
scottht

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dazzdax
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I think within the audiophile community the phenomenon of break in time has been exaggerated too much. Technically there exists a "break in time". This is a phenomenon that has been associated with electro-mechanical transducers, like moving coil loudspeaker drivers, phono cartridges and microphones. In audio electronics and cables there shouldn't be a need for break in. And if there is such a phenomenon with audio electronics and cables, I don't believe it is so dramatic that it will give a "day and night" difference. This would be "magic" and the longer I'm into high-end audio the less magic remains. Electronics and cables should sound good from the very beginning (or sound bad). If you have not a very good sounding unit, don't expect to get very good sound after let's say 100 + more hours of break in time. Of course the majority of you will not agree with this!

Chris
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