In Reply to: RE: Many Times... posted by Garg0yle on August 14, 2015 at 16:52:55:
"Transformers do not need to break in."Gargoyle is quite right. There is no scientific basis for the claim that transformers need to "break in." Some audiophiles like to propagate myths about imagined subtle effects associated with "breaking in" components. These could in principle be tested by means of double-blind listening experiments, but those same people argue vehemently that such tests are worthless. In the immortal words of Mandy Rice Davies, "they would say that, wouldn't they."
Chris
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- RE: Many Times... - cpotl 12:05:42 08/16/15 (73)
- RE: Many Times... - Paul Joppa 11:14:55 08/17/15 (72)
- Agreed, that has been my experience. because science is ignorant @ present, does NOT make it so-nT - Cleantimestream 08:36:15 08/21/15 (0)
- Let's step out of audio for a minute! - gusser 15:00:48 08/19/15 (6)
- RE: Let's step out of audio for a minute! - morricab 01:41:16 08/20/15 (5)
- RE: Let's step out of audio for a minute! - gusser 07:30:04 08/20/15 (4)
- RE: Let's step out of audio for a minute! - morricab 15:18:18 08/21/15 (3)
- RE: Let's step out of audio for a minute! - gusser 17:46:46 08/23/15 (2)
- RE: Let's step out of audio for a minute! - morricab 02:31:04 08/24/15 (1)
- RE: Let's step out of audio for a minute! - gusser 10:04:23 08/24/15 (0)
- RE: Many Times... - cpotl 10:35:41 08/18/15 (59)
- RE: "break-in" effects always seem to be for the better. - danlaudionut 08:47:46 08/20/15 (41)
- RE: "break-in" effects always seem to be for the better. - SETdude 11:19:13 08/20/15 (40)
- Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - gusser 12:17:23 08/20/15 (39)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - morricab 15:20:15 08/21/15 (38)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - gusser 13:01:09 08/22/15 (37)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - morricab 01:22:42 08/23/15 (35)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - gusser 14:21:32 08/23/15 (7)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - morricab 04:25:28 08/24/15 (6)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - gusser 10:20:12 08/24/15 (5)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - morricab 11:40:55 08/24/15 (3)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - gusser 11:47:05 08/24/15 (2)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - morricab 12:01:08 08/24/15 (1)
- Largly wrong about amp design? - gusser 12:09:06 08/24/15 (0)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - Garg0yle 11:04:38 08/24/15 (0)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - cpotl 10:47:33 08/23/15 (26)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - morricab 03:54:27 08/24/15 (25)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - gusser 09:58:56 08/24/15 (0)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - cpotl 05:02:53 08/24/15 (23)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - morricab 08:40:49 08/24/15 (22)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - cpotl 09:19:35 08/24/15 (20)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - Garg0yle 09:49:33 08/24/15 (19)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - cpotl 21:11:08 08/24/15 (18)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - morricab 02:44:01 08/25/15 (12)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - gusser 12:08:01 08/25/15 (3)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - morricab 15:33:54 08/25/15 (2)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - gusser 20:43:22 08/25/15 (1)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - morricab 01:17:23 08/26/15 (0)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - cpotl 06:52:07 08/25/15 (7)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - morricab 15:38:59 08/25/15 (0)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - Garg0yle 09:14:18 08/25/15 (5)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - morricab 15:47:59 08/25/15 (0)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - Garg0yle 09:16:15 08/25/15 (3)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - cpotl 11:25:29 08/25/15 (2)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - Garg0yle 18:03:36 08/25/15 (1)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - Mr_Steady 19:04:24 08/25/15 (0)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - Garg0yle 22:38:47 08/24/15 (4)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - cpotl 23:35:48 08/24/15 (3)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - morricab 02:46:03 08/25/15 (0)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - Garg0yle 00:03:18 08/25/15 (1)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - cpotl 01:11:21 08/25/15 (0)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - Garg0yle 09:06:26 08/24/15 (0)
- RE: Nobody here ever said tubes don't need break in. (nt) - Tre' 21:36:48 08/22/15 (0)
- RE: Many Times... - gusser 12:13:06 08/19/15 (0)
- RE: Many Times... - SETdude 01:20:06 08/19/15 (15)
- RE: Many Times... - cpotl 12:30:56 08/19/15 (14)
- RE: Many Times... - morricab 01:51:42 08/20/15 (9)
- RE: Many Times... - cpotl 02:15:26 08/20/15 (8)
- RE: Many Times... - morricab 07:03:40 08/20/15 (7)
- RE: Many Times... - cpotl 08:14:02 08/20/15 (6)
- RE: Many Times... - morricab 15:28:44 08/21/15 (5)
- RE: Many Times... - cpotl 02:07:44 08/22/15 (4)
- RE: Many Times... - morricab 04:08:47 08/24/15 (3)
- You set a high standard for yourself! - gusser 11:11:39 08/24/15 (2)
- RE: You set a high standard for yourself! - morricab 11:49:29 08/24/15 (1)
- Thats' not what I said! - gusser 11:57:16 08/24/15 (0)
- RE: Many Times... - Donald North 14:12:58 08/19/15 (3)
- Many variables - gusser 14:25:23 08/19/15 (2)
- RE: Many variables - Donald North 14:30:09 08/19/15 (1)
- Quite true - gusser 14:43:52 08/19/15 (0)
- RE: Many Times... - Garg0yle 18:15:49 08/17/15 (3)
- RE: Many Times... - gusser 12:06:52 08/19/15 (2)
- RE: Many Times... - Donald North 14:25:38 08/19/15 (1)
- RE: Many Times... - gusser 14:40:22 08/19/15 (0)