why performance increase after pause?

Hit the PAUSE button between tracks and then hit the back button and replay that track again ... this should clear the buffer and can improve the sound briefly ...more open and transparent

Why the cleared BUFFER sounds better for a brief period is beyond me ... just try it

Hit PAUSE between tracks .. hit BACK button ... replay the track over ... be happy for free upgrade

Hitting “PAUSE” then hitting the “BACK” button and replaying the same track over will clear the player’s buffer and improve the sound temporarily .. why I’m not exactly sure or have forgotten

It seems the action of clearing the buffer can lead to a slightly improved sound until the buffer starts to refill again

The effect is temporary and very short lived but audible

Maximum Capacity is a rating not a challenge (;-}

Csontos ... isn’t that something ... truth is stranger than fiction .. why ... because Fiction must be believable ... you have good ears

Mappman ... since 1999 I’ve only owned two CD players a Denon D5000 and a Ayre D1ex ... both of these are premium machines featuring multiple transformers, linear power supplies, premium caps and resisters from the factory , multi bit 1704 Burr Brown K dacs

The Denon has a OP Amp based analog out .. it’s only weak point and the Ayre has a Class A no negative feedback FET based analog output ... basically a Class A preamp vs some under achieving integrated all on one chip amp

The Ayre doesn’t screech on the peaks like most OPamp based CD and dac’s analog output’s section do

In both these player the slight improvement in the PAUSE RESET REPLAY sequence is clearly audible ... but hardly worth the effort when listening for pleasure and relaxation

Rcprince ... your experience’s mirror mine exactly ...especially the shortness of duration and why I don’t subscribe to this practice when just listening for pleasure