burn in, what is longest time it took?
Posted by: ben r on 29 April 2004
I know this has been bantered around a bit, but what was the longest time that you heard an improvement..2 weeks 4, 8 etc did it change say 4 months down the road, thanks
Posted on: 29 April 2004 by Laurie Saunders
My 10 mm sq. multi - spur installation took over 3 months to settle down
Laurie S
Laurie S
Posted on: 29 April 2004 by greeny
I've never noticed anything significant after 2 weeks (others have apparently!)
Posted on: 29 April 2004 by ben r
hello this is what I have run across some say 2 weeks some 2-3 months,I guess I am asking for those who heard a difference say after 2 months was it big or small and did everything come together?
Posted on: 29 April 2004 by garyi
Can anyone quantify how they have been able to store an audio sensation in their brain for two weeks, to be able to say conclusively that they heard a different sound after two weeks, discounting all possibilities such as volume, moods, cleanliness of ears etc?
Or would it be fair to say people 'think' they hear a difference after two weeks etc.
Or would it be fair to say people 'think' they hear a difference after two weeks etc.
Posted on: 29 April 2004 by J.N.
As Garyi says; this is of course difficult to quantify with changes of mains quality, temperature, humidity etc: not to mention one's mental state.
That notwithstanding; I reckon my 252/SC took 3 months to fully blossom and my friend's 552 longer than that.
That notwithstanding; I reckon my 252/SC took 3 months to fully blossom and my friend's 552 longer than that.
Posted on: 29 April 2004 by ben r
hello this is what I am saying, did you notice a big or small difference after 3 months? and do you really feel it sounds better now than when you 1st got the gear?
Posted on: 30 April 2004 by Goldstar
I bought my 250 power amp in 1990 and only last week it started to come on song!
Posted on: 30 April 2004 by Willy
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Originally posted by garyi:
Can anyone quantify how they have been able to store an audio sensation in their brain for two weeks, to be able to say conclusively that they heard a different sound after two weeks, discounting all possibilities such as volume, moods, cleanliness of ears etc?
Or would it be fair to say people 'think' they hear a difference after two weeks etc.
I beleive it is possible to retain some useful impression of system performance. I would guess that there has to be some valid duration for an absolute audio memory.
In defence of "burn-in" I would use a different logic. Previously my sistem was very consistent, performance varied little with time of day, etc. Since making several changes last December the sistem has been very variable, cycling up and down though with an ongoing improvement. After a rather uninspiring week, today, on a number of records, I have heard things I hadn't previously heard. The only downside is that I should have been working, not playing records!
Willy.