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proper burn in for cd player

I recently purchased a Denon 5910 universal player with Hot Rod Audio modifications about a month ago. The thing sounded great out of the box compared to the player that I had before. I was told it will only get better with burn in time. I have been listening to the player with my favorite music about two to three hours a day. It does sound smoother than when I received it.

I was wondering if there was a commonly used method for burning in a player? I see burn in cds advertised, but I don't really understand the process.

Thank you for any help on this subject.
kevine
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shadorne
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This has been discussed many times on Audiogon. There are those that believe in it and those that don't.

Simply from an engineering design perspective, a drift in response over time is an undesirable drawback in a high quality audio component. Most equipment manufacturers will try to make their designs reliable and stable under a variety of operating conditions including temperature, load and over time.
jgiacalo
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I don't understand the process either but it does seem to yield improvement although it takes anywhere from 50 -100 hours. Easiest way is to use a cd with a wide dynamic range and put it on repeat. Let it run day and night - low volume is OK - for 2-5 days. You'll hear the difference.
armstrod
498 posts
 
Low volume? If we're talking about burning in the CD player only, why does your amp even need to be on? How would the CD player know the difference?
mapleleafs3
190 posts
 
The Cd Player needs to be plugged on a seperate circuit from your pre amp. after 48 hours its as good as it gets, allways leave it turned on.
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