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In Reply to: break in occurs between the ears, not in the component. posted by TommyK on March 3, 2006 at 13:35:58:
...an electromechanical system that performs *exactly* the same at hour 1 as it does at hour 1,000 and hour 10,000. Not predicted by engineering models you say? Apparently you're not an engineer.I understand that loudspeaker designers often work with broken-in drivers when building or tweaking a new speaker. Why? Because they perform differently than brand-new drivers.
I agree that some people tend to exaggerate the magnitude of break-in with electronic components. If an amplifier, for example, literally sounds bad at hour 1, it's always going to sound bad. The sound DOES change, though.
When I replaced all the capacitors in my tube amp last year, the sound had an unmistakable "grain" for the first several hours but overall didn't sound bad. The grain has since disappeared, but my subjective impressions had nothing to do with it.
I don't consider break-in a "fun" thing to talk about, nor does it make me "feel better," but it is real.
Anthony
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