SHM SACD's need to be burned in


I recently purchased Aja on a SHM sacd. I have never purchased any single disc at this price,but the chance of aquiring one of my favorite albums on SACD made me go for it.
I was so excited the day it arrived. I warmed up my system for a half an hour and popped it in. WHAT A DISAPOINTMENT!
The bass was bloated and the highs rolled off. It was inferior to my two redbook copies sonically(MFSL ultradisc and 1999 remaster).
I went on various forums to see if others had the same opinion as mine. To my surprise what I gathered was that playing these SHM SACD's about ten times to burn in improves the sound. I didn't beieve it but I had the disc already so .....
I played it on repeat on my cdp for two days straight. I then warmed up my system the same way and expected little change.
Much to my surprise the base tighten up,the highs improved and the soundstage organised itself. If I hadn't heard this for myself I never would have believed it.The mofi wasn't in the ballpark anymore!
Anyone else with a simular experience?

Regards,
montejay
You heard what you heard.

How we perceive sound has to do with a lot of factors other than vibrations passing through the air.

I wouldn't go out and buy SHM versions of all my favorites based on one experience but I would buy another SHM-SACD and see if the same thing happens again.
1. Assuming Montejay is not trying to pull our leg and this is not a joke, we have to take the difference he heard at face value.
2. The question then is what caused the difference in sound he heard.
3. IMO: Montejay is assuming that SHM-SACD burn-in caused the difference he heard. Personally, I find this explanation implausible because we would have heard of this phenomenon before if it was relatively common. The fact is, as far as I can tell, none of us here have heard of SHM-SACD burn-in before.
4. Then we are left with speculating on other possible causes.
PS: SHM-SACDs are relatively new so probably not that many in USA yet.
PSS: I have a number of SHM-CDs and have not noticed this situation with them.
Hi Rja,
I'm absolutely serious. Go over to AA sacd forums or the link I mentioned earlier. They are discussing this as well. The theories are of course inclusive,but my intial question is answered.There are others who have heard simular results with the SHM SACD.;-)

Regards,
This claim is taking voodoo high-end to a whole new level.

Thenagain, my CD demagnetizer worked so why wouldn't SACD burn in!
i had a similar experience last night! i sat down last night for a little critical listening of my rig and noticed something was not right. i checked all of my connections and settings and everything seemed ok. i then realized that i was wearing a new pair of jeans! i took them off, threw em in the washer, and burned them in using the dryer. i put my jeans back on, sat down, cranked up the volume and everything came back to life! i'm pretty sure the bass is tighter now too! tonight i am going to burn in my new cable box which does not go through my stereo but figure it might help since it sits on the same rack as my audio equipment. hopefully this will expand my soundstage!