Gthirteen,
I must admit I've read your post several times and I'm not sure I understand a lot of it however the bits I do understand I tend to agree with.
I think you might have misunderstood what my SACD break-in experiment consisted of and perhaps my system.
To clarify at the time I used my Sony DVD/SACD player as a transport-all my redbook listening (at that time)was done through an Audio Alchemy set up (DDE3/DTI2/PS2)through a different input on my amp(a Sugden a21A at that time).
The Sony was broken in over a two week period only on SACD and listened to at set periods and notes taken-at the end of that period I had heard little change on SACD-I seldom listen to CD on that machine-with the exception sometimes to check a hybrid on the same machine.
At no time did I compare SACD vs CD during the break in period-all my redbook playing was done with my DAC set-up.
I didn't hear the SACD player change much at all-maybe it was my system couldn't pick it up or my ears.
I don't see how what you wrote ties in with what I did and my findings.
I hope you don't take that the wrong way but I'm not sure what your main point was.
I also truly believe what I experienced doesn't really mean that much but it did contradict a lot of other experience with Sony SACD players.
I must admit I've read your post several times and I'm not sure I understand a lot of it however the bits I do understand I tend to agree with.
I think you might have misunderstood what my SACD break-in experiment consisted of and perhaps my system.
To clarify at the time I used my Sony DVD/SACD player as a transport-all my redbook listening (at that time)was done through an Audio Alchemy set up (DDE3/DTI2/PS2)through a different input on my amp(a Sugden a21A at that time).
The Sony was broken in over a two week period only on SACD and listened to at set periods and notes taken-at the end of that period I had heard little change on SACD-I seldom listen to CD on that machine-with the exception sometimes to check a hybrid on the same machine.
At no time did I compare SACD vs CD during the break in period-all my redbook playing was done with my DAC set-up.
I didn't hear the SACD player change much at all-maybe it was my system couldn't pick it up or my ears.
I don't see how what you wrote ties in with what I did and my findings.
I hope you don't take that the wrong way but I'm not sure what your main point was.
I also truly believe what I experienced doesn't really mean that much but it did contradict a lot of other experience with Sony SACD players.