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Listening to Phono Preamp Burn in Disc?

I have read a lot of posts regarding using a CD burn in disc (e.g. Granite Audio's) to burn in phono preamps. I get that, but I'm puzzled when people who do this complain about having to listening to the disc, as the sounds are not pleasant and repeat ad nauseam. My question is, why listen? Can't one just leave the amplifier off (assuming non-integrated amp), and still achieve the same burn in results? Also, if the amp needs to be on, couldn't a suitable resistor be used to substitute for speakers?

Thanks,

Duddley
duddley
czarivey
4,494 posts
 
The Nigerian way of voodoo dollars... Another non-religious preach:

Somewhere in Moscow 2 Nigerian magicians announced that via voodoo act they can double or even triple the money client will bring.

The client walks in with few $100 bills and magicians only asked for one to demonstrate what they're going to do. The voodoo procedure started with blocking the noses with q-tips so the client wouldn't feel heavy smell of multiplication voodoo. The client was introduced to the substances they're going to use and detailed procedure that takes approximately half-hour per "batch".  After ceremonial procedure filled with strange voices and magic chants and spells they bring to the client 2x $100 bills.

 The client certainly was highly amazed and within a week brought to the magicians $60,000 most portion of which was borrowed. Magicians followed same sequence of actions as before with only difference that they asked to stay client longer and...
 permanently disappeared almost like in fairy tales in unknown direction in the cloud of stinky steam and smoke they created...
 
I derived that story as the most popular and widely used schema in high-end audio business. Did you?
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geoffkait
14,147 posts
 
Too much TV

czarivey
4,494 posts
 
No Geoff, TV is all cwap. Twust me brother.
I don’t watch TV. Not interested. I go theater to see act or I go concert or I play my records or guitar or bass or accordeon...
duddley OP
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czarivey - My phono stage has teflon capacitors that require between 500-600 hours to burn in. That's a minimum of 600 albums plays. I'd rather not subject my cartridge to that much wear until after the preamp is burned in.
czarivey
4,494 posts
 
what it really takes is to purchase or grab one for free badly scratched LP out of any used record store, hook-up cheap cartridge and play it once.
clicks and pops will burn-in any cap fast and efficient. just have to believe it like you believe to your burn-in CD. 
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