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What's being broken in...

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In Reply to: RE: myth or reality? posted by lmckines2@paxio.net on September 18, 2010 at 19:11:02

...I'll leave to the EE people the details of equipment break in, but one aspect of the break in period is the that the auditory system (ear to brain) also needs to "break in", as it were; in other words, the brain takes time to adjust to the new sound as well...I have no data, but I wonder of part of the break in period is the brain simply getting used to the new input. That being said, I agree with esande: your wife is right, and you are wrong...:)

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I agree and have something to add (big surprise, eh?). - wazoo 09:54:20 09/19/10 (2)
Whenever a change is made, we tend to listen differently. The wild changes that some people document during break-in probably have more to do with their own perceptual systems than anything 'breaking in' in their stereo systems. There are some things which actually do break-in, but that doesn't alter the statement about perception.
'Critical listening' is a prescription for finding imaginary sonic changes, and I've been just as guilty as the next guy in making this error. The more I learn about the functioning of the human perceptual system, the more cautious I am about making some of these judgments. Our brains are key (and active) components of our sound systems, but most people completely ignore their influence.
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Peace and harmony in marriage = the wife is right. That sounds a bit condescending, but it's not meant that way. It's just a good shortcut to admit that I'm wrong, apologize, and move on. The fact of the matter is that it's true more often than not anyway.

"Jazz is not dead - it just smells funny" FZ

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- RE: I agree and have something to add (big surprise, eh?). - josh358 15:04:43 09/19/10 (1)
  Heh, yes.
  
  I do know though that equipment needs a brief burn in to reform the capacitors, depending on how long the gear has been sitting on the shelf that will produce a measurable difference in performance that could potentially be audible. Also, woofers need to limber up, both cones and planars. That too is a measurable phenomenon, Magnepan says that the low frequency limit will go down by about 5 Hz.
  - RE: I agree and have something to add (big surprise, eh?). - pictureguy 22:11:15 09/19/10 (0)
    Agreed: Caps take from hours to days and depending on how loud you play it, the mylar indeed takes some 'working in'.
    
    My panels had a few weird comb effects / image problems for a few hours after initial turn on.
    Image would jump from side to side. Not even close to a subtle effect. Than, stability. nothing like the hundreds of hours some report.
    Too much is never enough

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