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CD player break-in

Not really. You will notice a difference from cold to warm operation and it can take that player like two or three full days to warm up and stabilize due to its heavy cast aluminum chassis. I find that to be true with any preamp or digital gear of any quality. The first 30 minutes have the most effect, then the next, then after a few hours it becomes really esoteric and very little change can be heard.

I don't really recommend leaving most gear on 24/7 but that may actually not really hurt it either. As long as you turn off the display, it will not effect that. I leave my preamp and amp on all the time. Warm-up differences are subtle but many people can hear them. Not everyone even has hearing to allow that, so you may not notice any improvement at all beyond say an hour or two of warm up time. I would venture to say that most people looking into gear at this level probably can hear some warm up effects but then I can't hear for them either. In any case, I would not get too bothered by that. Just enjoy the tunes and it will occur at its own pace and if you can hear further improvement, great, and if not, well at least you have been enjoying the tunes!
-Bill


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