Jenks;151197 Wrote: > I am stunned to hear any experienced audiophile say they doubt burn in. > Every time I buy a new component it is more than obvious. Perhaps the > effects are a form of phase distortion some peoples' brains decode > better than others.. The burn in process is not always the same, but I > often find the first few seconds sound very like it will sound when > burnt in (particularly cables), then it quickly deteriorates getting > thin and opaque with sucked out bass. This improves slowly then > switches over to lush and even gorgeous sounding, if rolled off, yet > dynamically constrained. Then it opens up and gains dynamics and bass > extension to settle into its burned in state. Sometimes there are wee > detours along the way, but the process is often as I describe above. I > think the main reason is dialectrics in cables and capacitors forming > slowly, but that is at best just an informed guess. I have been able > to compare burnt in versions with burning in versions of otherwise > identical cables to confirm I am not mad on this - at least to my > satisfaction - don't care about anyone else's. I am just stunned > anyone with decent ears and a decent system has not heard it with new > cables or equipment, when I have heard it so consistently. I am not > doubting you have good systems and good ears, but I don't give any > credence to the suggestion it is placebo. Perhaps it is that we are > not all susceptible to the phase distortions created during burn in.
I basically agree, but your a brave man, Jenks :-) (hope you have a fire extinguisher handy for the flames) :-) -- tomjtx ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tomjtx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7449 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29025 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
