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I hope break in is true

This is the first time I ever bought a brand new out of the box Preamp. No, wait. Second but, the other doesn't count.
I had made previous posts about my decision to downsize.
I have, everything is kinda good. You know, Okay.
I bought a pre here. great seller, great store. Couldn't have been smoother.
I am just not used to this type of stuff. I wanted something with a phono included. I kept it well under a $1000.00
Now, I got to ask you guys. Will this thing get better???/
I have not had to worry about break in before. Does it really exist?
It is a very well built unit. Remote, I'm not used to that! That's nice. Has everything I need. Except it isn't alive. The music is there, presented very nicely. Clean, no extra stuff. Just doesn't have any dimension.
Please tell me this is going to get better:)
scottht
scottht OP
398 posts
 
I am reluctant to give info about the pre I am talking about. I would not want to disrespect the dealer. He was wonderfull about the whole purchase. He has nothing to do with the unit I purchased.
My thought is "it is what it is"
Might even be the amp. I will do some work with it this weekend. It's a Audible Illusions S120 that I just picked up on ebay.
aggielaw
267 posts
 
Scott,
There is a school of thought that it's your ears that get "broken in" rather than your equipment. Your ears get used to the sound and over time some of the things you don't like you won't hear anymore.

Want to decide if "break in" or "burn in" is a real phenomenon? Stop listening to your system. Let it play for the requisite 100 hours without ever listening to it again (so you don't corrupt your frame of reference, which is how you hear/perceive your system right now.) After the 100 hours of play, sit down and listen to the same tracks you've listened to up to this point. That will give you your opinion on break in - for this piece of equipment, at least. :)

Let us know your experience when you're done. :)

Howard
jaybo
4,478 posts
 
'if you keep saying its true, then it is'-george/ seinfield
mdhoover
695 posts
 
Break-in is real, in my opinion. I doubt that it's solely a psychoacoustic phenomenon, although that may be part of it.
chadnliz
3,736 posts
 
I am not so sure about the whole break in thing and I to question if we simply get used to the sound.
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