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RE: New Technics GAE has arrived

Hi Andy,

I think the G is the smart move. It will have the magnesium arm and be functionally the same as the GAE. It will also probably be available at discount. So you are smart to wait. As far as anything changing with run in, don't hold your breath. It has been my experience that this idea that things break in with hours of use is one of the great myths of Hi-Fi. It is a persistent and strongly held view, however, so you are not alone in holding it. I will report any changes that become apparent, but don't expect any.

Perhaps I should add that in my dissipated youth I worked in high end at retail for almost 10 years. The break in thing came up all the time. Never more so than with cartridges. We would take two identical cartridges and set them up in two identical TTs and then listen to verify that they measured and sounded the same. Then one would get run in, usually all day every day for 2 weeks or so, while the second one was left in a cool dark place. Then the faithful would gather and listen using the old double blind test. No one ever did better than guessing could do. We did this often as it generated a lot of traffic in the store. This is offered so you know the basis for my opinion.

Bill


Edits: 08/23/16
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