Jays Audio cdt2 mk3 burn in and user experiences

Mark 30 days on your calendar. Part of it is the component and part is you.  Sometimes we just need to get used to a new presentation. It’s a shame that buying blind seems to be the norm now, jut the Jay’s is so universally praised, that it’s hard to believe it won’t work out well for you. But whenever you upgrade to something more high end, it can expose other flaws in your system. There’s an old hifi saying- the more you open the window, the more crap flies in. 

dafox

Yes, the Jay's was sterile upon first plugging it in. Really only you can decide if you made a "good choice". My experience in the beginning ,it took roughly 300 or so hours to get the Jay's to really open up and show some of it's amazing characteristics. I kept a log of the hours that's how I determined when it was opening up to reveal itself. Hopefully you are patient enough to hang tough and give it the necessary settling in time. As far as how you are connecting the Jay's it could be the "RCA" out . I have not connected my Jay's with the "RCA" out so I really can't comment on that particular connection. I purchased the Jay's to mate with my Pontus II using the I2s connection. So with the Pontus II I started initially using the I2s connection but found the AES/EBU sounded much better and smoother after break-in . So, with the AES/EBU connection it has really been a revelation and that's  how I am enjoying the Jay's. I also purchased the Qstab and it's expensive for such a tweak but  your mileage may vary on it's effect. I have noticed that the music sounds " locked in"  on discs and sound "faster" with the Qstab.  Vocalists are more present and background singers aren't just hinted at to make the performance sound if I may "real". I hope this helps.....it's a endgame transport for me a excellent choice. I wish you the best.....

Chuckie

@chuckie 

My Jay's is still breaking in. After roughly 200 hours, it sounds smooth, not clinical but it doesn't sound tonally "rich", as some users have reported. Perhaps that will still occur.

One change it's brought that's not welcome is vocal sibilance, something I've never experienced before. Have you noticed this?

I'm still debating whether or not to get the QStab. . . 

Stuartk 

Glad to hear that you settled on the Jay's and have up to this moment 200 hours accrued. Hopefully it's smoothness isn't the only thing to win you over. Remember I wanted to connect my Pontus II to the Jay's with the I2s  which I thought was the better connection. Well with my current state of components the AES/EBU sounds best to my ears. As far as "sibilance" on vocals I cannot agree to that on the system I am using.  Could the sibilance come from a connecting cable? The Qstab is quite  a  expensive tweak and I think it  does make music sound much smoother compared to the OEM disc stabilizer. Your mileage may vary but worthwhile it's your choice to decide.  If you don't like it I am sure you can sell it. Enjoy your Jay's for me it's a endgame transport.

This unit takes a long time to burn in, after 30 days and 500+ hours it is sounding great.