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WOW SACD machines really do need time to break in.

Ive had the Marantz DV-8400 for about 8/9 days. Have been using repeat play alot overnight, during the day etc. to check If I can hear improvement..After maybe 10/12 hours the new Beck sounded great..But I tried a Police SACD, and thought , well that was kind of ordinary...sounded kind of boxey.. Well I played it again last night, and I could not believe it. It was like listening to a completely different disc. Almost put the Police in the low fi pile, glad I gave it a second spin. Anyone else recall their burn in process when they got a new SACD machine , Thanks.
darrylhifi
socrates
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Really? The "Every breathe you take" compilation SACD is pretty poor, me thinks, as compared to say Allison Krauss:Live, or even Beck and DSOTM, for that matter, just to stick to pop/rock stuff that destroys that Police album sonically.
sean
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I don't know if Socrates misunderstood my comment, but i was saying that the Police: Outlandos D'Amour was not worth buying on SACD. No matter how many times you play it or how long you allow the machine to break in, it's still not a great recording. Sean
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ben_campbell
1,169 posts
 
Socrates-yes several 'goners have commented on that and other hybrids I couldn't distinguish between-clearly a format that is still splitting opinion...although I agree with Sean and said as much I'm not sure the original recordings were that great anyway but I'm as mystified with some people's opinions as they are with mine.....
darrylhifi OP
498 posts
 
My point is the Beck sounded great after 1 day , The Police , which is not a reference recording, sounded much better after a second play 10 days later. So maybe its not the reference recordings that improve with break in , maybe its the ones that are borderline. Again its a maybe. Here's another analogy. On DVDA , people said wow doesn't
Two Against Nature sound great. Well yes it does, however Steely Dan would sound great on eight track, cassette , 78 cardboard, their recording techniques are that good. Just a thought.I always like to keep my mind open and not hold on to any absolute truths in Audio. But really my post is in general do SACD owners feel performance improves after break in or not....
regards,
ben_campbell
1,169 posts
 
Not in my experience Darryl but I am in the minority by far from what I've read-the majority clearly believe break-in improves SACD players.
The other side of Beck's Sea Change is true too-it sounds stunning on CD.
Which backs up your Steely Dan argument.
I have to admit I find it weird that break in would matter in terms of the software surely elements of the presentation get better or they don't?
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