CD5 Burn-in period
Posted by: seagull on 15 August 2002
I have had my CD5 for a couple of months now. Its been powered on all the time (except when we were away for a week and during the recent thunderstorms). Last night I put on a new cd (Joy Division - Substance 1997-1980, I have most of these songs but on 12" which I rarely play these days, pain in the a*** fiddling with that adapter thingy on the LP12) and was surprised by the sound, not so much bass but it was much more controlled and the overall volume was lower than normal (I checked the volume control, it was where I'd left it). I wondered whether it was the cd, so I tried one I have been playing a lot recently (Electronic - Twisted Tenderness which opens with some really heavy bass synths which tended towards boominess even at low volume) and the effect was the same much taughter, controlled bass.
Early on, there had been one or two days when CDs were almost unlistenable but this was a pleasant surprise, it certainly sounded better than before and the slightly lower volume would give me more scope for control.
I had thought that the 'burn-in' would be complete by now.
Question: Is the burn-in period determined by elapsed time or is it the number of hours actually playing CDs?
seagull
(who actually bought a CD5 rather than worrying incessantly about which source to buy!)
p.s. I still prefer the vinyl versions, even though my copy of Atmosphere has a horrible scratch at the beginning which I actaully missed when listening to the CD (it had almost worked its way into the song somehow!). The CD version sounded much flatter than the vinyl, which sounds HUGE, especially the drums. I didn't do an A/B comparison though I must do that soon.
p.p.s. Did 12" singles actually sound better than their 7" counterparts or the same tracks on LP, or were they merely longer versions of the same song?
Early on, there had been one or two days when CDs were almost unlistenable but this was a pleasant surprise, it certainly sounded better than before and the slightly lower volume would give me more scope for control.
I had thought that the 'burn-in' would be complete by now.
Question: Is the burn-in period determined by elapsed time or is it the number of hours actually playing CDs?
seagull
(who actually bought a CD5 rather than worrying incessantly about which source to buy!)
p.s. I still prefer the vinyl versions, even though my copy of Atmosphere has a horrible scratch at the beginning which I actaully missed when listening to the CD (it had almost worked its way into the song somehow!). The CD version sounded much flatter than the vinyl, which sounds HUGE, especially the drums. I didn't do an A/B comparison though I must do that soon.
p.p.s. Did 12" singles actually sound better than their 7" counterparts or the same tracks on LP, or were they merely longer versions of the same song?