Break in for ICs from CDP

Used Cable said that if you leave the amp off it is only breaking them in one way? anybody on this?

Grant I'm sorry for ignoring you. Perhaps it was thoughtless, looking back, but I just (I didn't want my thread to get off track, either) had to wait for one last bit of very deciding-factor information from three audiophools who know more than I know after some serious listening to some serious players. I'm going with John Tucker's Exemplar 3910. I am very excited as to where my rig is going to go. the Exemplar with a brand spanking new Audio Magic Digital power conditioner, Harmonix Studio Masters and Zu's Varials-- I hope to be highly grooving. New rig, top to bottom ('cept for the power cords and Sistrum stands and Audiopoints)--it's good to be a SET tubeman. 101db can do that to ya! I should be getting delivery pretty soon. I'm psyched.

Brian, thank you for the offer. Mightly generous, but another audiophool beat you to it, with an offer I just couldn't refuse.
peace,

warren

just came to me. Rather than run an expensive cdp 24/7 for 10 days to get the Zu recommended 200 hours, how about using my tuner on a very busy music station? My ICs going to feel or know the difference?

You are very correct, the old-school method is to set the tuner between stations and play the pink noise. Of course that was before cd players and it didn't make much sense to replay an lp for 200 hours..

steve

Steve, the amp can be off if I am correct?
Tuner on/ amp off = break in?