Break in time. Bob I am going to have listen one more time to a pair of JC-1's in the next couple of weeks.
What is the minimum play time until these amps will show most of what they are worth and sound pretty nice.
I had a listen to a pair 6 months ago and frankly was underwelmed - they had about 100-150 hours on them and I ran them in for another 50 of so. The dealer in total has probably only put about 300 hours max even now. He much prefers the sound of the moon W5 and has dismissed the JC-1's as he believes the long play time as garbage.
Bear in mind that the dealer is not going to let me play these amps for 1500 hours, and I am not going to buy anything on the promise of fundamental changes in sound at a later stage.
I would appreciate your honest oipen opinion as always.
cheers Shane
What is the minimum play time until these amps will show most of what they are worth and sound pretty nice.
I had a listen to a pair 6 months ago and frankly was underwelmed - they had about 100-150 hours on them and I ran them in for another 50 of so. The dealer in total has probably only put about 300 hours max even now. He much prefers the sound of the moon W5 and has dismissed the JC-1's as he believes the long play time as garbage.
Bear in mind that the dealer is not going to let me play these amps for 1500 hours, and I am not going to buy anything on the promise of fundamental changes in sound at a later stage.
I would appreciate your honest oipen opinion as always.
cheers Shane