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Can anyone explain in laymans terms why your gear sound better after warm up

I get burn in... should be called burn off just to get the manufacturing process off all the different manufacturers and parts to sweat off the packaging and sealants. But a light bulb is on or off. So SS gear in theory should sound the same. A light bulb does not get brighter after an hour. Is it your ears get programmed? Or is there and actual technical reason that it sounds better? Please pretend Im a four year old cause with Electronics I am.

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I know there is brain conditioning that happens with sound waves and your ears sending electrical impulses... be interesting if any ear specialist have tested this with Audio systems. Agree 100 percent with "
bsmg" Tubes are a different animal all together. I have had my share.
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I know there is brain conditioning that happens with sound waves and your ears sending electrical impulses..
That’s interesting.
How do you know that?
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Your perception of loudness changes as a protective measure so you dont blow out an ear drum... It will not stop over pressurization in the "Specta Inner Pinna" of the ear. But it will try to compensate. The Human anatomy is a pretty amazing thing. I think John Dunlavy tried to understand this as he was designing speakers.

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And " cleeds2" is right. Everything is better with beer. With the exception of tomorrow,
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+1 to @testpilot

Especially Dac is sensitive to stabilized temperature.

Some Dac need at least 24 hours for optimal sound.

Thus I leave my Dac on 24/7 on.

But I never leave tube amplifier 24/7 on.

You will end up retubing in a month.
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