Phono pre "Break-In" process? Necessary?


Just ordered a new phono preamp from Jolida  (J9II). Is there a break in process I should be aware of? Or do I simply play normal and realistically believe that it will open up as time goes on. Also, how much can one expect this pre will improve over time?


markeetaux
There is a break-in period for components, how much varies by manufacturer. Would suggest you ask Jolida or dealer what to expect. 
Generally speaking audiophiles that recognize and hear the "break-in" effect are not imagining it - it really does happen.
Totally agree.
Agree with break-in period on electronics, however its quite short IMO. I find that length of period on, i.e. the circuit is fully thermally stabilized have a much greater effect on sound quality than any "break-in" have. 

Speakers have a much more prolonged breaking process as there literally are moving parts in a speaker that needs to loosen up so to speak.

Wires and Cables - as close to ZERO as one can get in "break-in" time

With in regards to break-in my overall impression on this that it is something that the actual end user of the product is "doing" so that him/her has an actual part is the process, i.e. "if I had not broken it in properly it would not sound this good"  

My two cents, I'm sure a lot of people have widely different opinions :-)

Good Listening

Peter
 
 
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Burn-in matters.

If you haven’t heard it for yourself... you are yet to be educated. Your ears will thank you eternally.

Hagerman Technologies offers a iRIAA2 (inverse riaa card) that works with a line output signal from say a CD player. You fire it up and forget about it for any number of hours and with no pain, you conquer the burn-in monotony in the shortest time possible. Here is Mr Hagerman’s explanation of the products function; The iRIAA Filter is a two-channel passive inverse RIAA response filter for use in testing phono preamplifiers. Unlike traditional networks, the iRIAA Filter includes a correctly placed upper 3.18us (50kHz) corner in its transfer function. Output level is switchable between -40dB and -60dB. Frequency response is accurate to within +/-0.5dB from 10Hz to 100kHz.

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Happy Listening!