Oyaide R1 Burn In Time

I have absolutely no experience with the R1 so cannot comment on its sonic signature but if your R1's were cryoed and not burnt in following the cryo (I believe Alan Kafton at Audioexcellence burns all his in but am not sure about other vendors) then the sound you are describing would be typical of cryoed, non-burned in receptacle.

Ask your seller if 1) the receptacles were cryoed and 2) if so, if they were conditioned post cryo. If the answer is yes to number 1 and no to #2, take them out of your system and put them on a fridge or chest freezer for about a month, burning in each half of the receptacle for about 2 weeks.

Then put them back in your system.

No I have checked the wiring and it is fine. I have a polarity checker.

I recieved a reply from the person I purchased them from and they were not burned in or cryoed, he suggested about 100 hours to settle in.

Man but do these outlets sound strange at first, hopefully not for long, sounds like a cheap s.s system.

I have heard from other 079 users and they say the R1 works great with the 079's.

Never found the Dynaudio Confidnce 5 to be ruthless, honest yes, but nowhere near the current confidence or a lot of todays tipped up speakers.

I enjoyed the 5's more than the B&W 802's that I demo also.

Thanks for your input.

All cables are Lessloss, I.C. and speaker cables are the MIT Magnum 1's.

There is a lot of info on the R1 break in on the Tweakers Asylum on AA. Just type in "R1 break in" in the search for a lot of interesting threads.

http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/tweaks/bbs.html

Click on link and type in "R1 break in" in the "find" box.

Sherod had some good advice there. There are dealers of the R1 who say that people apparently hear changes as much as 500 hours later.

I'd be putting the refrigerator or chest freezer on those receptacles-2 to 3 weeks for each half regardless. Some will say let your equipment break it in, but the fridge will get it there faster and do more than your equipment can to maximize its performance.