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SACD BREAKING-IN EXPERIENCE................

I am currently running in a Sony DVP NS900 DVD/SACD player.
I've read it takes or can take 300 plus hours for this machine to sound at it's best-I am only at approx. 120 hours.
My questions for those who have been through similar experiences.

1.Is there a difference between how the SACD and the CD replay breaks in i.e do they improve by the same amount.

2.Is the break-in gradual or is there a sudden improvement at some point.

3.How does the sound differ during this process.

I'll be interested to see how my experience compares with fellow Audiogoners.

As an extra does anybody know the difference between SACD replay on Sony players obviously I wouldn't expect my machine to compare to an SACD-1 but has anybody good experience with the Sony range in general?
Thanks in advance
ben_campbell
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jadem6
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Hi Ben,
My experience was the two formats both required 400 hours of burn in each. I was assuming it was due to the laser, but I may be wrong. The break-in was gradual. For a full depth explaination of what I heard, look at my SCD-1 review after modifications. It will take you through a weekly account. For the most part it opened up and smoothed out in the top end and continued to lose it's digital edge.
musicslug
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My experience with my 777 was the same as Jadem6
ben_campbell OP
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Jim,
Yes I had read your review before(both here and at Audiocom's site a while back) but I guess in a way I was relating it to your new Black Gates etc.
A very detailed review thanks.
I'm going to follow your path and see what I find.
I do find it very interesting though your comments about the difference between CD and SACD-I'm a right in saying you are finding a noticeable but subtle difference-I have read that a lot but also others saying SACD slays CD.
Care to comment?
Thanks
stehno
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Ben, I own the SCD-1 and DVP s9000es players. In my experience and from what others have said in previous threads:

1. The s9000es takes about 200 hours for the cd laser to to burn-in and 200 to 400 hours for the SACD laser. The SCD-1 took me about 300 hours for cd and then another 300 hours or so for SACD.

2. In my experience the burn-in is more gradual, but there were certainly days where I'd hear improvements more than gradual.

3. Still both units will sound quite good right out of the box. Especially the SCD-1. Instantly could tell this unit was significantly better in every sonic category over the s9000es. And I think the s9000es is a very nice unit sonically that does so many things well.

-IMO
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