Ayre C-5xe Break In Period?

The Ayre C5xe keeps getting better. You are in for a treat! I find that hi-res DVD-A 176 or 192 khz are some of the best reproduced music I have heard. The classic records HDAD series and the Neil Young or Steely Dan DVD-A's at the highest rez are fantastic. I have had my unit for about 4 months and use it balanced with the AX7e. Enjoy your new player. I think the Absolute Sound called it an optical turntable. I have to agree.

Dwalp,

And "sound good out of the box" it did! It's fascinating...I could hear the changes - and some definitely not for the better - as time elapsed. At about 10 hours, for example, things were definitely harsher than they should be, but all of that disappeared overnight (I've been running it 24/7). The unit now has about 130 hours on it and sounds wonderful. We held a most interesting 'shootout' at my home on Saturday. I'll be posting the results shortly. Hint: the C-5xe came in 2nd place by unanimous vote.

dfowler31,

I'll have to get hold of a few DVD-As. As yet, I do not own any (unless you count the test disk that came with my Acura!). Apart from the two that you mention, can you recommend any others? Thanks.

the C-5xe came in 2nd place by unanimous vote

Second out of how many?

Seven. Here's the thread over on AA:

http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/m.mpl?forum=hirez&n=221046&highlight=Mike+Currie&r=&session=

The list of players is down towards the bottom.