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Burning In a New DAC

Sorry for a potentially stupid question, but...

I just bought a new USB DAC.  The dealer told me that it will need about 500 hours to be fully burned in.  Can this be accomplished by running a signal into it from my PC even if i am not outputting the signal to my pre-amp -- i.e., my pre-amp will be off so the rest of the system isnt running? It seems to me that this should work as the DAC will be converting the signal even though nothing is coming out of the outputs.

Any thoughts?
skipjames
aplhifi
515 posts
 
IsoTek burn-in CD. It does the job very well! Load it and run it. You can find it here:

DLE DESIGNS

Regards,
Alex
rbrowne
175 posts
 
Running a continuous signal from a PC for the designated time should do the job. I did the same while burning in the V Caps in my DAC by playing a variety of CDs on my transport on repeat for 500 hours.
jax2
3,031 posts
 
No one has (specifically) answered his question yet, and I'm curious to know this too: Is it necessary when burning in a DAC to have an output target device (preamp or amp) connected and turned on? Or can you just have the DAC connected with no cables connected at all and a signal loop feeding through it (via PC audio or Transport on "repeat")?
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