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It depends on how much a component's sound really does change during break-in.

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In Reply to: RE: Hearing, break-in etc. posted by fredtr on November 06, 2009 at 10:33:28

Take for example brand new tubes. I have heard tubes go from shrill and edgy to clean and pure sounding in 48 hours. This has nothing to do with acclimation, much as the "rationalists" would like to say otherwise. Subtler changes in a component can be more difficult to distinguish from subjective changes (changes in the subject). While it is important to acknowlege that subjective differences always exist, it's a mistake to write off most of the changes heard during break-in to the listener's imagination. This is the trap that the "objectivists" consistently fall into. Distinguishing subjective changes from objective ones can require some introspective subtlety, and as you may have noticed, the exteme wing of the "power cords make no difference" camp is not distinguished by its subtlety.

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RE: It depends on how much a component's sound really does change during break-in. - fredtr 08:08:21 11/07/09 (2)
- Have you ever been married? - Paul_A 08:41:25 11/07/09 (1)
  - Yes, 25 years going on 500. - fredtr 09:24:20 11/07/09 (0)

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