Use pink noise disc to warm up stereo


It generally takes between 1-2 hours for my system to sound good.  It actually sounds really terrible when I first turn it on. 
I’ve found that if I place a pink noise disc in the tray and leave it on at low volume for a shorter time, my system comes to life.
Big difference from a cold start
rvpiano

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I I thought we had already discussed the warm-up vs. no warm-up topic ad nuseam. Technically speaking, if I understand it correctly, the main and possibly only difference between pink noise and “regular” music is all frequencies are at or near identical amplitude. Maybe this implies a uniform voltage or current is “seen” by the components in the path of signal thus causing a different behavior. Perhaps  someone with an in-depth understanding of how electronic components react to constant vs. varying voltage/current can chime in.
Interesting find nonetheless. 
There are also a number of free phone/tablet apps that generate pink noise if you have a Bluetooth capable streaming device. Handy for speaker placement as well.