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Why does it take so many hours to brea in arc preamps and amps?
" Just Google "forming electrolytic capacitors" and be enlightened just a little. Cheers George "Once again, you have it completely backwards." But in electronics just a few of hours see new electrolytic caps that have sat on the shelf too long... 
Why does it take so many hours to brea in arc preamps and amps?
This is just getting stupid." To all those that say the manufacture has specified a certain "break-in" period, please link the rest of us to those manufacturers links, instead of it being just personal opinion.Cheers George "If you read the in... 
Small form factor CDP?
Resolution Audio Opus series. 
Why does it take so many hours to brea in arc preamps and amps?
" a lie told many times becomes truth.V Lenin. "Not always. After 65+ years of Leningrad, the Russians still remembered the name of their city was St. Petersburg. 
Oppo 105D high frequencey sizzling issue anyone help me suggesting a mod that i can do or?
" again .. its not the presentation of the oppo .. it needs repair .. leaking just the slightest sizzle more prominent on the right side. "Swap channels on your IC's just to be sure. Only do it on one end of the cables, not both. The problem sho... 
Why does it take so many hours to brea in arc preamps and amps?
Again, I'm not sure where you are getting this info from." And your talking 600hrs for each change in the prototype.Any further changes made to the unit under development, gets broken in before the changes are evaluated." 600 hours? Where did I s... 
Best Cable Match for: Creek 4330SE + Rega Apollo + Vandersteen 2C
" I stand by my recommendation of Audioquest cables for Richard's speakers.  I am not however saying that there are not other brands that would work equally well! "All true. But its interesting to note that RV has a very close relationship with... 
Why does it take so many hours to brea in arc preamps and amps?
" I’m not talking prototypes, it’s production ones I’m referring to. And the way your inferring is that the production ones are deliberately out of adjustment/calibration to factor in "break-in" period, which after those adjustment/calibrations... 
Best Cable Match for: Creek 4330SE + Rega Apollo + Vandersteen 2C
" The Q-10's by comparison just open up the sound more and seem to peel away a layer of "cloudy glass" so to speak. I don't know how else to describe it. The Creek, Rega and Vandys are all on the... well, let's just say not bright sounding by any ... 
To Pre or not to Pre? Here is my take
" What does this tell me?That absolutely the ls preamp is adding its own sonic signature to the mix, in theory that equates to probably a more "dirty" sound but to me this was the sound I preferred."That can be true in some cases, but not all. The... 
Bridging NAD 3155 and 2155 to include a subwoofer
You don't bridge anything. Use the 3155 to power the bookshelf speakers and your sub has a built in amp. Try the line level connection and the speaker cable connections on your sub and pick the one that sounds best. There's no reason to use the 2155. 
Best Cable Match for: Creek 4330SE + Rega Apollo + Vandersteen 2C
Get 2 separate runs of Audioquest Type 6 speaker cable and Audioquest Jaguar Interconnects. You should be able to get both at really good prices used. If you can't do it all at once, get the speaker cables first.  
Shelter 201 hum
Remove the mounting screws and let the cartridge drop down a bit so that its not touching the head shell. Leave the wires attached. Still getting a hum?  
Proac Response D 48/Tannoy Kensington
"There are a few dealers but it would require quite an effort to hear the Tannoy's. Thought I would seek your opinions before I did anything else."You need to listen to them first. A speaker like that is very polarizing. One person may love them, ... 
Why does it take so many hours to brea in arc preamps and amps?
"Let’s play with the "burn in" crews heads.If you think about it, all the optimum adjustments are made at the factory after the amps been on for a while, maybe an hr if your lucky.If thing change after 600hrs then those optimum factory adjustments...