SoftwireEngineer;149739 Wrote: > I am afraid the term 'audible' is relative, Sir. > > My SB3's digital out changed over a period of time. I thought it was > the linear power supply that I added that made the difference. I did an > A/B with the included power supply, the difference with the linear > supply was subtle and realized the SB2 overall has changed overtime. > > Re: warm-up. My earlier Int. Amp Audio Refinement Complete took atleast > 20min to sound 'right'. Please dont tell me I am imagining this. I have > had that amp for quite a few years. That is why I like my current > digital amp. Sounds the same from the moment it is switched on > (probably a few seconds but I can never tell :-)) > > If caps can change over time, why not an amp with lots of caps inside. > Actually, it is the insulation which is changing, so even wires > 'break-in'. When I got my Zu Ash, suddenly the bass was too tight and > hard. After a while, the sound was very comparable to my old digital > interconnect when I did a A/B. > > Re: instruments and other devices - If it is digital it should not > matter (unless jitter is an issue). If analog, maybe people keep > recalibrating the equipment or the break in even by the time, the > machine is calibrated/certified. > > I think the issue is real. We should not jump to simplistic > conclusions.
I often wonder if this is pure placebo. So many reviewers start out with "when i first plugged this in it sounded terrible, but after a few days it sounded ok/great/the best thing I've ever heard"... I don't buy this whole cable burn-in argument. I think it's simply an artefact of human intelligence - ie it now sounds OK coz I'm used to it... I find it odd that nothing ever sounds worse after time... -- Phil Leigh ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29025 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
