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Phono Stage Burn-in

I just got a new Phono Stage, a Sim Audio LP 5.3, and was wondering what I can do to accelerate burning it in. I know there's a CD you can buy that will work properly for Phono burn-in, but don't really want to spend the dough on something I will only use maybe a few times in my life. Anyone know if there are any downloadable tracks suitable for breaking in a phono stage with a CD, or an alternative method that doesn't involve running my TT, or allows me to run it on a loop, since I'll be working a lot the next few weeks and not able to break it in by listening.

Thanks!
mimberman
agiaccio
147 posts
 
I've used the Phono Burn-in & RIAA Test CD from UHF magazine:

http://www.uhfmag.com/Analog.html
robdoorack
63 posts
 
Hagerman's inexpensive ($49) iRIAA inverse RIAA filter is a great tool for phono stage break - in. Put a CD on infinite repeat, feed it into the iRIAA, feed the iRIAA's output into your phono stage. Let it run for as long as you want.
zieman
339 posts
 
Play records?
mimberman OP
299 posts
 
Thanks for the responses, but I was more specifically know if there are any ways to break-in without spending money or spinning records, since I won't be able to play for a while and want to burn in while I'm away for work. I was looking more to see if anyone has made any tracks available for download that I could play off my server--see above.

So, let's try this again.

Thanks,

Matt
dan_ed
2,451 posts
 
The answer is yes, but you still need the RIAA curve to play through a phono stage. Thus, Hagerman's product.

If you don't want to spend any money, and it certainly isn't needed here, just spin records while you learn about how the sound changes during breakin.
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