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I hope break in is true

This is the first time I ever bought a brand new out of the box Preamp. No, wait. Second but, the other doesn't count.
I had made previous posts about my decision to downsize.
I have, everything is kinda good. You know, Okay.
I bought a pre here. great seller, great store. Couldn't have been smoother.
I am just not used to this type of stuff. I wanted something with a phono included. I kept it well under a $1000.00
Now, I got to ask you guys. Will this thing get better???/
I have not had to worry about break in before. Does it really exist?
It is a very well built unit. Remote, I'm not used to that! That's nice. Has everything I need. Except it isn't alive. The music is there, presented very nicely. Clean, no extra stuff. Just doesn't have any dimension.
Please tell me this is going to get better:)
scottht
thepreludeimplicit
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Every new component I have purchased has had a noticeable increase in SQ. It has ranged from subtle to Wow. A recent pre-amp purchase was a Wow. Its phono stage has gone from meh to glorius. After break in I believe the caps, resistors, ect finally reach their proper/rated operating spec, therefore I think this is designed in from the beginning.

As the previous post mentioned, my system like a side or two before its all warm and fuzzy. 

aberyclark
1,355 posts
 
I've never purchased a new piece of equipment where I did not like at first, then after a few weeks, I started liking. Sounds like talking yourself into the component and settling. Now, I believe break in is very real. However, the MAJOR sonic character should be there out of the box. I'm not saying you cannot improve it with speaker placement, etc. 

again. That's just me. 
213runnin
914 posts
 
Theprelude, the previous post to which you refer is 9 years old.  Surely something more recent has been said on the topic!
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kalali
1,977 posts
 
This subject has been discussed since "HiFi" audio hit the market so 9 years or 39 years makes no difference..... With the exception of a very few speakers and some tube electronics, if I didn't like a piece of  (SS) gear right out of the box, I was never happy with that purchase no matter how long I used it.
213runnin
914 posts
 
And that’s not the point. Obviously you didn’t use the search function either. There are TONS of threads with break in as the subject matter. Picking one that was started in the last couple of months is fine. Going back a decade is something that no one does unless they were searching and failed to read the date on the thread.

It’s just basic forum etiquette.
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