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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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mdhoover
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Zargon,
The Ayre site tells of the product but provides no mechanism for direct order. I've yet to check the Granite Audio site, because I'm tentatively more interested in the Ayre disc.
-Bill
mdhoover
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Thanks, guys!
mdhoover
695 posts
 
Break-in is real, in my opinion. I doubt that it's solely a psychoacoustic phenomenon, although that may be part of it.
mdhoover
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The loudspeakers I currently own most certainly went thru a break in process. I think the drivers loosen up over time, and this allows greater agility. They also sound better after playing for twenty minutes or so, i.e. warm up. I'm told that this is because the performance characteristics of the voice coils improve after they heat up. The fact that some people can't figure out the mechanism of break (myself included) in doesn't make it a myth. Nobody really know why gravity exists, but few would deny its existence.
mdhoover
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Sean and all you other smart people: Do break-in discs have to be played loud to work, or will moderate or even low volumes work? What if your system already sounds really good and not bright, but still very detailed--is this break-in disc maneuver still a useful thing to do?
mdhoover
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Sean, Unclejeff et al,

OK, so where do I get this CD?
mdhoover
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My system had sounded great, then my DAC had to be repaired. It was also upgraded and cryoed, and when it was first played last night after being gone for a while, there was just a hint of harshness which I hadn't heard before. You know, that "just out of the box" sound. I got the Purist disc and ran it at a relatively high volume on repeat for several hours while away. Well, you guys are dead spot on. The magic has returned, and it may be even better than ever, but I'll reserve judgement on that last point. As Sean said,
"Everything simply sounds more relaxed, more natural and less "forced". That is, the system, and the presentation, sound more at ease making music."

In addition to the warmth and musicality, I think there also may be better detail and soundstaging. Midbass punch seems to have returned in spades as well.

Thanks again for the information and help. Very effective.
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