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Breaking (burning) in new DAC

I have a Denafrips Venus2 on order.  Everything I read says the DAC needs significant time to achieve optimal performance.  I have downstream gear with some fancy tubes that I would like to spare & also waste fewest electrons in this process.

What would theoretically be the way to burn in the DAC given these objectives?

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ghdprentice
6,435 posts
 

I actually have some budget Schiit components that I can connect a new DAC to in order to break in.

 

Do you have an office system or spare components laying around? 

soix
8,756 posts
 

First world problems.  Buy a cheap pair of powered speakers you can maybe repurpose or buy some cheap tubes you can use while the DAC settles in.  

jimmy2615
412 posts
 

Just play the DAC 24/7 without the downstream equipment turned on.  

yage
400 posts
 

What @jimmy2615 said.

 

Personally, I would just listen to the DAC right out of the box and let the 'burn-in' happen naturally.

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