Correct way to burn in a new CD/SACD player

Foster is correct. No need to turn on the pre or integrated.

Not related, but is this the S3 version? Would be curious to know your thoughts on this player.

Play away. I, for one, like to hear the improvements made during break in.
It's fun to see how much I can detect as it breaks in.

All the best.
Nonoise

"Don't see anything in my owners manual about this."

hmmmmmmmmmmm
That is what is known as a CLUE!!

That is a 'clue' to what, exactly? That there is no performance changes in audio equipment as it ages? Or just that the manufacturer is smart enough not to enter an arena of audiophiles with too much time on their hands and nothing better to do than discuss what to me is obvious. Or did you mean to suggest that most all audio equipment had some break-in issues, even if for only a couple of hours, so manufacturers comments were not really necessary. I assume the former, that makes sense to me anyway.

Rok2id, consider that because you may have never experienced the break in of new, out of the box, audio equipment may mean nothing at all unless you can validate in some way, by establishing what ancillary equipment is used, your hearing accuity, your listening skills, and your experience, that such doesn't exist for others, apart from yourself of course.