Thanks everyone for the wonderful replies. I will be heeding the advice. A few things......
The C2300 is not brand new. I have bought it used, with the original owner lightly using it. It has about 10 hours of actual operating time. I am assuming that 10 hours is not enough time for burn-in of the tubes. That leaves me to question, what is a reasonable length of time? 30, 40, 60 hours??
Secondly, for the first few months I will using the C2300 only via the headphone jack. The reason being is now I have to save up for an amp. I slowly but surely want to have a complete McIntosh system, so I am aiming for a completely refurbished MC240 (recapped with updated power supply) or a modern MC275. So I hope this does not seem like a stupid question, but will further burn-in occur while only utilizing the headphone portion of the preamp??
Lastly, about 80% of my music listening is via vinyl. That is why I chose the MC2300, for its phono stage. So if/when I wish to tube upgrade, the MM phono tube will be my main concern.
Either way, I will wait a few months before doing any tube rolling. Once more TYVM everyone for the advice thus far and recommended web sites!
The C2300 is not brand new. I have bought it used, with the original owner lightly using it. It has about 10 hours of actual operating time. I am assuming that 10 hours is not enough time for burn-in of the tubes. That leaves me to question, what is a reasonable length of time? 30, 40, 60 hours??
Secondly, for the first few months I will using the C2300 only via the headphone jack. The reason being is now I have to save up for an amp. I slowly but surely want to have a complete McIntosh system, so I am aiming for a completely refurbished MC240 (recapped with updated power supply) or a modern MC275. So I hope this does not seem like a stupid question, but will further burn-in occur while only utilizing the headphone portion of the preamp??
Lastly, about 80% of my music listening is via vinyl. That is why I chose the MC2300, for its phono stage. So if/when I wish to tube upgrade, the MM phono tube will be my main concern.
Either way, I will wait a few months before doing any tube rolling. Once more TYVM everyone for the advice thus far and recommended web sites!