Are You A Disciplined Audiophile?


The issue of whether break-in is real aside for now, when you make a change in your system, such as a new component or cable, do you have the discipline to wait before making any other changes?  I usually mark my calendar for a month and perhaps 2 months and try to change nothing else for that period of time so I can better assess exactly what the new thing is doing. But sometimes it’s difficult to wait. IMO, break in is a real thing, both in the component and the listener, but even if you don’t believe components and cables change after a few days, can you wait at least a month to listen to enough music to adjust your ears to what the new thing brings to the system on its own?  

chayro

I kind of like having the "crazy" posts around.

As my favorite commercial says, "The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."

Done with crazy posts. Ignoring crazy from here on out. With me?

It's both.  Some pieces hardly need break in time. Meaning I can't tell it sounds better after 100 or more hours. But, I have some interconnects that sounded horrible for about 200 hours and then BOOM!  Everything changed in one day.  

I kind of like having the "crazy" posts around.

Thankfully, we don't have to pay by the word, or it would get expensive, fast.

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Your logic dont work mijostyn...

Of course if there is a real change when hearing break-in we could possibly then  hear a change in the materials working...Common place fact...

You initial point mocking deluded audiophiles speaking of break-in was that it is ALWAYS a brain illusion ...This is not common place fact it is a ludicrous claim which is a prejudice ...

The article i quoted above you dont read insisted on a detection of multiple changes by the human ears as not a mere illusion in ALL case which was your initial claim ...

Dont stretch the goal post to suit your lack of argument about the possible material reality of break-in in some instances and for some piece of gear for some measurable reason ...

 

@deep_333 I am not arguing at all with the measurements. Most audiophiles when they talk of breaking in what they really mean is "sounds better" The measurements changed so that means the driver now sounds better.