RE: On the subject of burn in ...

Posted by Dman (A) on May 15, 2015 at 12:40:06

In Reply to: On the subject of burn in ... posted by Feanor on May 15, 2015 at 12:06:28:

First, sorry I forgot to put you in the subject line!

"In the case of my 258, that's maybe 15 minutes"
I tend to agree. I notice that the 254 tends to come on with a brightness and flat sound-stage that seems stuck to an imaginary physical line between the speakers. After 10 to 20 minutes, it is like someone dials it into focus; voices suddenly sound like they are standing (at an appropriate distance, given the source) between the speakers, with a blossoming of the room acoustic that goes beyond the speakers.

Actually, the effect into the second day was very startling. I had the lights off and had been running the rig for a few minutes while watching a TV show (gotta love DVR!). After said show, we put on some vinyl ("Free Love", by Depeche Mode from their album, Exciter). The "scare factor" was that you could hear the backing vocals not only to the left and right of the lead, but also BEHIND the lead, lending to a very scary 3-D presentation! Nice.

Like I said, it doesn't sound pretty when first powered on, but if you play some music, after a few minutes, it will show it's true colors!

I'm still evaluating it, of course. I will be the first to admit that 3 or 4 hours of use is not enough time to give a concise opinion on this amp. It has changed its character so much in just this short amount of time. Considering (as I mentioned in my earlier post) I'm pretty impressed with what it does offer for the money! Let's see where things go from here...

Cheers,
Dman
Analog Junkie

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RE: Same and some important tips... - Dman 08:08:02 05/18/15 (1)

You're welcome. (nt) - Vinyl Valet 08:28:06 05/18/15 (0)

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Thank you. (nt) - Vinyl Valet 09:48:17 05/16/15 (0)

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Looking good; thanks for your comments - Feanor 12:01:40 05/15/15 (0)

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Class D amps don't all sound the same, furthermore ... - Feanor 08:40:08 05/16/15 (0)

RE: Paging "mwhouston"! IT'S ALIVE!!!! The Class D Audio SDS-254 LIVES!!! - Bill the K 21:11:29 05/15/15 (0)

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