Value of burn/break in?


I have my first hi end audio system. I fired it up, popped in a cd, and it doesn't have the vibrant sound that I thought it might have. I have a slightly used demo power amp from a dealer, slightly used demo speakers from a dealer, but a brand new tube preamp. A friend of mine told me that I will see a huge difference in sound quality once the tube preamp breaks in. I was wondering if I should get a break in cd or just wait till normal listening does the job
easola01

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@easola01, I previously bought a new Ayon CD-5s tube cdp which I ran as a rbcd player & line stage. To accelerate the break in process I ran an Isotek Full System Enhancer cd when I was at work or out of the house. It is supposed to more thoroughly burn in the component by giving it a ’work out’ via specific algorithmic signals, as well as demagnetize the system. From memory, it roughly halves the normal run in time. More recently I bought a Purist Audio Luminist System Enhancer cd which is supposed to be even better, however I haven’t tried it yet.

It should be noted some manufacturers post warnings in Instruction manuals to avoid using burn in cd’s. I think that’s to mitigate against the few dodgy burn in cd’s which exist and the doofuses who use them. All I can say is I had no issue whatsoever running the Isotek cd on my Ayon. The two cds I mentioned above are probably the best. Cheers.