For Your Edification and Enjoyment re "Burn In", etc.

Doug,

I once had a pretty good ear. I have been a practicing audioguy for many decades now. In all my years I have only had two occasions where break-in and warm-up was audible to me. One was a pair of Klipsch loudspeakers that on startup were near reference sounding loudspeakers and 24 hours later they had declined to just decent sounding loudspeakers. The other was a tube amp that needed 20 minutes to get to top performance. 
Changes in cables, powercords, and other gear over time have not shown themselves to me. On the otherhand I seldom argue with what others have experienced, it's possible that they have had a different experience than me. I can't say with certainty what they have experienced, I can only trust what I have experienced. 
Good articles, though.  

Russ is correct. Neither he, nor Doug can speak to each individual experience. Not hearing a difference isnt proof of anything. If Doug cant hear a difference I wouldnt expect him to buy into the whole burn in thing. However you cant blame people on this forum to comment and if Doug cant handle criticism he should not bring attention to his musings. 

audio2 Well if you could create a blind test that wasnt perceived as a test this would be a start. I really dont feel the need for any type of test. I trust my personal judgement and my experiences. I would gladly participate in any blind test out of curiosity but I just dont think the results prove anything and it seems completely unnecessary. 

oldhvymec, have you read the articles? If not, as your posts seem to indicate, I am finished discussing with you. 

This is not a thread on ABX; that was a directed response to cynicism about my methods and reliability. Thank you!   :) 

mijostyn, ssjj49 and russ69 all make some pertinent, salient points. Thank you. I appreciate such contributions, even when they do not fully agree with me.