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Does your system hate you when you ignore her?

I've not been able to listen to my system seriously for about 3 weeks. I just sat down to Emmylou Harris' " Red Dirt Girl" on HDCD. My first impression was that the soundstage was not as wide as I expected. I suppose that it's possible that components need to re-burn in after prolonged periods without being energized. I also suppose it's possible that one's trained listening skills may need refreshing after a period of atrophy.

Have you experienced similar things? What were the variables that you were able to eliminate, such as experiencing the same effect on two different systems, one rested and one not, in the same time period after not listening.
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three_easy_payments
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@erik_squires 

I've heard reports from a Pass owner that some of their amps can take 5 days to warm up.

The 5 days is a reference to what Mark at Reno HiFi recommends to run in a brand new Pass amp.  If you keep it in standby after the break-in period it only take 1 hr to warm up to optimal sonics.
edcyn
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Nah.  Maybe when first turned on the sound is a bit constricted, but within five minutes my system is its happy, mellifluous self.
erik_squires
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Thank you @three_easy_payments . I stand corrected!!
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theo
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First off, my system is a HIM, I cannot afford a HER! But at time I sit to listen and he, just doesn’t draw me in, but other times is is like an old friend with nothing but good news. But I think it is me and the mood I am in, not realizing that listening isn’t the solution.
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noromance
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After 3 weeks, I'd have daddy-long-legs weaving webs on my tubes. So I have to never let that happen.
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