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3 Hour Warm-up?

I have a pair of conrad johnson Premier V mono-blocks that take a minimum of 3 hours to warm up and continue to improve even then. This seems excessively long to me, but when they do finally warm up the sound is ethereal. Until then, the sound is muffled, constricted and excessively warm even for cj. The highs settle in first, the lower mid range is so bloated and diffuse it's really quite unlistenable prior to warm-up. It's hard to believe this is how they are intended to operate but if you guys tell me "that's how it is" then "that's how it is". I guess what I'm asking is: Even though the amps eventually sound great to me, could there be something wrong contributing to the long warm-up?
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arcticdeth
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The capacitors in my amps are newer teflon ones, and was told they are not even broken in yet. 
They were installed by Mr. Babineau. 
They sound good nfter an hour, but after 24 hrs, it's a noticeable difference of the treble, and smoothness and clarity of the midrange. The bass also tightens up and becomes deeper in tone.





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arcticdeth
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My CD player has less than 15 hrs of actual "play" time, but iusually turn everything on the night before, so there is a good 6-7 hrs of just being on to get nice and toasty
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zavato
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I have owned a CJ MV60SE. 45-60 minutes was enough of a warm up. 
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