Break in period for power conditioners ?

Although I have not personally observed the breakin phenomena occuring with AC conditioners, I've been told by both a manufacturer & an "authority" (one of their dealers) that breakin does in fact occur with their devices. I've certainly experienced breakin improvements with interconnects & speaker cables, but I haven't noticed this happening in my rig with line conditioners, or even AC cords for that matter. I'm not saying definitively that it does / does not happen; just haven't had the pleasure at my house, but as always YMMV.

There is a break in period for each "individual" outlet as well as the whole unit. I have noticed the same thing when replacing the A/C wall outlets that I use for audio. I own two of the HTS-2000's and from memory think that it took approx. 72 hours (of pumping current through each individual outlet) for the sound to smooth and flesh out, though the sound will improve a bit more with addtional time. On occasion I have plugged either the DAC or transport into a "virgin" plug (one that has not been used before) and the difference in sound was very noticeable. Give it a week and if it still does not sound right, return it.

As with ANY solid state (and tube) electronics, there is always a "break-in" period in which the electrons of the metals in the circuit settle. But I doubt that any break-in period will solve your woes. From what I have seen, an upgraded power cord will serve you better than any conditioner, especially for amps. Unless the manufacturer recommends using a conditioner, then I would steer away from them. Exception: PS Audio. But not for amps. They just demand too much current quickly to have any real positive benefit from a line conditioner.

Yes, I have the HTS5000 and it took some time to break in. In fact I was pissed at what it did to my receiver at first (thin and harsh sound), but it warmed up after aprox. 100hrs.

Thanks guys. Played the system a little tonight. It seems that it may be coming around some. Nowhere near as thin as it was. Still not as warm as it should be but getting there hopefully. At this point more analytical than I'm used too. I'll give a progress report in a couple days. Again thanks for your help