How Long Did it Take to Burn In a new piece?

'break-in' is a psycho-acoustic phenomenon and doesn't exist outside of our minds. It's our way of handling the disappointment of a new component, without having to consciously admit to disappointment. What actually happens during break-in is that the memory of the initial disappointment fades, and our brains compensate by telling us that things are getting better. The older we get the less time things need for break-in (since our audio-memories become shorter). Therefore break-in time may be directly proportional to age, though some factoring is needed for mental agility/capacity.

I'm just errrr....kidding :)

Rooze

PS - Jensen caps, 2-300hrs+

Soliloquy speakers....months...and months...and months....and finally....bliss.

I agree with Boa2 on Soliloquys. I was tempted to sell them at least a dozen times in the last 6 months....They began to sound spectacular close to 800- hour mark. I do love the sound (even though it's totally different from my Dali Grands), but come on now! 700 hours to break in- that's beyond ridiculous!

Two years. Shahinian Diapason loudspeakers. They sounded like crap new and are heavenly now.

Phono carts always take me forever since they're something I can't leave going while I'm out ;)