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ARC tube CD players - Burn in

My new ARC cd9 joined a Jeff Rowland integrated and Dynaudio c1 signatures.

Was advised to just listen and not run continuous for burn in. In other words turn off when not listening. After approx 50 hours of use I find many CDs mids and especially highs sound harsh and fatiguing.

Would appreciate any comments regarding sonic change as more hours are put on. Was expecting a warm sonic signature with lots of wonderful detail. Will that arrive after more hours? And if so should I run continuously to speed up the process?

Any comments would be appreciated.
yashu
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albertporter
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50 hours is just enough break in time for everything turn ugly. You are beginning to expose the resolution it's capable of but tonal balance and integration is likely not there.

Stay with the music, try not to get discouraged. I would not be surprised if it took a couple of hundred hours to sweeten up where you're excited.

Don't give up.
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stereo5
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I broke in my Esoteric UX-3 Multiformat player by using the Isotek burn in cd. Left it on repeat for a week and listened to music during the evenings. I noticed the sound improving every day, but my player never sounded harsh or fatiguing to begin with.
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charles1dad
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I don't understand what drawback there is to continuous burn in for a couple of weeks, I've done it at times with no apparent problems. Were you given an explanation why this should be avoided?
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