catman Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 (edited) G'day all, I guess when the subject of 'break in' is mentioned, one can assume that it is 'powered' break in. Well two of my commercially made phono stages (ANT Kora 3T SE and Lounge Audio LCR MKIII), although used a little earlier, but now unused (and unpowered) for several months, have recently been placed back into service and both sound quite different to when last used. So is 'unpowered' break in possible? Regards, Felix. Edited April 27, 2015 by catman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Equaliser Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 What do you mean by unpowered break in? If you've had them sitting on the shelf that long the capacitors would be almost completely discharged by now. A few hours of warming up the phonos on power up after long idle shelf life can make them spring into action again. Personally I believe in break in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krispy Audio Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 I believe it's more a case of needing to run them in again to an extent. This is why I leave my dac and transport on 24/7, because even powered down for 24hrs can affect their sound significantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman Posted April 27, 2015 Author Share Posted April 27, 2015 G'day all, well both items were powered on first installation, but then left stored unused and unpowered for some months but now used again their 'sound' has definitely changed, so who knows? Regards, Felix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPM Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Hi Felix, Whenever I go away for a reasonable time, say a fortnight or more, and turn on the stereo after this enforced abstinence, it always sounds fantastic and first impressions are that it sounds 'better than I remember it'. Wasn't it an old saying that 'absence makes the heart grow fonder', maybe it works for sound too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzr Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Did you shake the dust out of it before powering up again? There's magic in that dust!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 (edited) G'day all. Yes LPM: I had considered that aspect however both stages sound so different now, especially the ANT Kora 3T SE! Indeed the reason that I took the ANT Kora 3T SE out of service was that it didn't 'rock'. It certainly does 'rock' now and I'm sure that I'm not imagining this change! With my 'Lounge' phono stage, it had lot of pronounced sonic 'thickness' that I didn't like and that sonic 'thickness' seems to have cleared up completely. Mmmm. Regards, Felix. Edited April 28, 2015 by catman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogicprObe Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 (edited) Your ears are older now! Edited April 28, 2015 by LogicprObe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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