Listening after your entire system was powered off cold for a week+


Have you ever had your entire system completely unplugged-powered off for a week+, turned it all on, sat down for a brief listen, and immediately became disappointed with the sound after a cold startup?

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With temporary amnesia, rediscovered again today for the 100th time there were no problems with my dac or tubes or any component failures going on.

@4-5 hours warmup, a radical transformation with the sound. Transformers on the dac, preamp, amps, all warmed up - - woah, here comes the missing tone, texture, soundstage, opening up nicely, and musicality. "There it is!".   Email this link to self, revisit periodically as prescribed. Maybe an isolated case :)

 

decooney

Yes, after Superstorm Sandy in November 2012 in Connecticut. We had no electricity for seven days. Upon turn-on my system sounded the same as it always has - excellent! So nice to be able to listen to music again!

Depends.  With Class D I've had to wait 2-3 days for it to sound better.  My current A/B integrated not so much.