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Post by Boomzilla on Dec 23, 2016 8:37:35 GMT -5
Thermal equilibrium is a significant advantage for any audio component. Back in the day, my fave salesman at the local audio saloon said that they kept their equipment on 24-7 just to ensure that it was always warm (AND that it sounded better that way). I've not found reason to disagree.
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Post by monkumonku on Dec 23, 2016 9:44:41 GMT -5
I get this comparison which essentially proves the relativity of perceived values. When it comes to the Yggy, however, the requirement of keeping it on so that it can retain a certain optimal "thermal equilibrium" which affects the quality of playback is real, and the improvement that comes with that achieved thermal equilibrium is not merely psychoacoustic. This is why I like to separate requirements for "thermal equilibrium" from those of "burn in" effects. an expression which appears to trigger complications in understanding which are not always necessary, in my view. Getting a piece of equipment to its correct thermal envelope isn't breaking it in though. Thats not what I was talking about. I think what you really need in order to validate this "thermal equilibrium" statement as it applies to the Yggy is to buy TWO of them, then turn one on and allow it to reach that equilibrium and compare it to one that has just been turned on. In fact better yet, buy three so that you can evaluate it while it is in a medium warm up stage to note what differences are heard.
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Post by hosko on Dec 23, 2016 16:24:52 GMT -5
Getting a piece of equipment to its correct thermal envelope isn't breaking it in though. Thats not what I was talking about. I think what you really need in order to validate this "thermal equilibrium" statement as it applies to the Yggy is to buy TWO of them, then turn one on and allow it to reach that equilibrium and compare it to one that has just been turned on. In fact better yet, buy three so that you can evaluate it while it is in a medium warm up stage to note what differences are heard. Id actually run all three balanced outputs into Pro Tools and analyse them. That way you could compare the original against all 3.
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