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why performance increase after pause?

Anyone notice that after pausing, once the gear is fully warmed up and has played several cuts, it immediately sounds better and then after a while levels off as before? I have several amps and notice the same thing with all of them. Could it be the CDP, pre, speaker crossovers cooling down?
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nonoise
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I remember reading about this with CDPs many years ago in one of the major stereo mags at the time. It went something like starting your selection and pausing just before it played and then continuing playback. It was said to be more dynamic sounding.

I just thought it had something to do with getting up to speed or something getting in sync. Or something to that effect. When I tried it, it seemed to sound louder or hit harder, but back then I was more impressionable than I am now.

I'm surprised to see this come up again as I would think that by now this would not be happening, attributable to early hardware. As I write this it comes to mind that I was listening to Coplands "Fanfare For The Common Man" on my good old Phillips CD-80 when I tested this. Those tympani drums did seem to hit harder.

All the best,
Nonoise
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nonoise
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There's got to be something to this phenomenon.

This has been going on for decades. Back when I tried it, it even occurs on a reasonably warmed up CDP. And it only seems to effect the opening moments.

Sounds like a design flaw common to all lasers or the reading part of the laser as its implemented. Or something like that.

Better minds need to chime.

All the best,
Nonoise
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