Thiel Owners

break-in is something that many engineering-oriented observers dismiss as voodoo or make-believe or user acclimation. From the very beginning, we perceived its reality beyond question, but have never developed any definitive causal narrativeeyond question, but have never developed any definitive causal narrative

Yes, thanks for sharing this perspective, Tom. I completely agree. I’ve experienced break-in not just from speakers but from electronics and, even, cables. Just because we can’t explain or measure it doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen. 

Beetle - that distinction may be the watershed between hi fi and high end. Hi fi, dominated by academic engineers, mathemeticians and physicists definitely listened with their fore-brains and negated the existence that couldn't at least be verified by double-blind ABX tests. High end, on the other hand, broke through myriad barriers because they/ we believed what we heard. When the cats payed attention, we really took something seriously . . . the cats didn't even read the specs.

who hears remembers Julian Hersch,  aka Mr. "if it measures the same it sounds the same" from the 70's?

sheesh.   should have said "who here", not who hears. i should not post this late in the day :)