Oppo 95: Burn-in...and Fan

Hi Go4vinyl,

I'd definitely be sure you use "Pure Audio". I now have 250 hours on mine. It's clearly getting better.

Has anyone compared a stock 95 to a modified one? If so, I'd be very curious what you heard.

Hi Jdub39, what high end players have you compared it with?

I imagine jet fuel will work better with burn in than kerosene or plain old auto gasoline...if you have something that can ignite it.

Seriously...I want someone to explain to me in terms of physics...I'm talking p/n junction theory, conduction theory, energy wells, Schrodinger's equation, what is it that you think physically occurs during the first 100 hours of operation of a piece of electronic gear that makes it sound better at the end of that 100 hour period than it did at the start of it?

Mind you said piece of electronics gear is comprised of parts & components that have undergone QC testing to ensure proper tolerances on significant operating parameters and have undergone environmental stress screening to precipitate any infant mortality failure mechanisms.

You've pretty much answered your own question,The least path of resistance, compression and as you say environmental stress all play a role and I'm sure many more factors we probably haven't dawned on just yet, but adaption to this is key for all life and what we call inanimate objects.It maybe a moment of brief sustained stability but in the end it will transition to what we call failure, ahh! but for a moment we have stability a prime of life and then a slow demise.One need only to look at one's own life!

This is all subjective of course but can still be measured!

I personal have not directly compared the 95 to any Hi end players save the units I had over the years Sony's, Phillips, Denon 5900 and Pioneer and many others ,but many have done direct comparisons against universal and stand alone units. I have demoed many highend players over the years from Esoteric and the like but that never transitions well when you get it home. My opinions on the unit are based on what I hear from my system and not some one elses ( which is finally the best Iv'e heard in 25 yrs at this) and are not biased in anyway. I took a gamble on the 95 and came away in "shock and awe" for what I had in my possession. only thing I had on hand was a knowledge base of what bad, good and great sound is regardless of price. I posted in another forum a year ago (as obtained one first batches of 95's)It was a "Giant killer" and I still look across the room and can't believe what this unassuming black box is capable of producing. Now that the reviews are in and comparisons have been made I'm not crazy as I thought I was! Do your research don't take my word for it! In the end It doesn't mean much at all. In a game of who will blink first I wouldn't bet against the 95!