What should I hear as my amp breaks in?


Ok my Bryston 14b3 just came I today. Immediately I noticed the music came out of a darker background and the music was sweeter and vocals clearer. Now this is replacing an 18 year old 14bsst that was bought used. I had bought a new 4bsst in 02 and can vaguely remember some changes. I don't get to change amps like some get to change cars every year. So from every ones memeory, what can I expect to hear from now? Its been running for 8 hours and im keeping it runninh 24/7. I'm recovering from surgery and have time to listen. Well it was tricky getting that 89lb beast out of the box with a broke foot. But I used a lot of finesse and I was going to get it running today. I know my Bryston and Tandberg gear liked to be juiced up all the time. So let me hear from members here. Thanks. Mike
blueranger

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Thanks. Bryston does some kind of electrical load on their amps for so many hours for quality. I don't remember my otber Bryston changing much but that was 15 years ago. But I'm still hoping for that little extra. I have 6 new things in my system in tbe last 10 days. This amp, 17b3 preamp, SA-10 SACD player, power cord and a 10 ga dedicated line. Plus maple isolation. I'm out recovering from surgery so I'm intensely listening. I also wonder if I might miss small and gradual changes like someone leaving tbeir system on and only checking on it every couple of days. Thanks for sharing your experiences.
Excellent thoughts. I have the older preamp and could put it back in. You are right. I'm not an audio reviewer with some equipment to analyze. I just need to close my eyes and get lost in the music. We all here have a thing for music and probably get more of a dopamine buzz from our music than the rest of the poplus. I think we have a gift that others don't understand
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