CD Player requires breakin?

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  • akhter
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2005
    • 266

    CD Player requires breakin?

    Or am I just imagining things (quite possible).

    Last week I got an Arcam CD73T after comparing it with the Arcam CD192/Linn Genki/Naim CD5x, and found the entry-level arcam to be the best value by a long-shot. All the other players were similarly priced ($1700-1900), and the Arcam gave 99% of their performance on some CDs, and 100% on other onces atleast to my untrained ears. Best of all the Arcam 73T was upgradeable to a full CD192, incase I wanted to go that route later.

    However, after bringing it home and hooking it up to my system, I found out that my Denon 2910 universal disk player was sounding the same on redbook cd playback. I felf like a jackass for spending money for the same performance, and felt that my ears just can't tell the differnce so I am wasting money on high-end gear that I can't decern.

    However after about 10hrs of playing, the Arcam just came to life and there is a night and day difference! The highs are watery smooth and the bass is deeper and tighter.

    Anyways sorry for the long ramble, but I had never heard that CD players require a breakin period, but it has to be true, or am actually becoming a more decerning listener? Or is the the cable? Even though I didn't hookup my new Kimber Hero WBT-NextGens yet, still using the old Kimber Tonik just to see if the actual player made a difference.
  • thyname
    Senior Member
    • Jan 2005
    • 358

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    When I first purchased my Rotel RCD-1072, it did not sound as good as I expected: was sounding harsh, kind of scratchy, and I would feel tired after 20 min. of listening. Everything changed after 4-5 days, after playing it for a few hours a day. It sounds great eversince! I don't know if it was my ears or the CDP that "broke in" but I definitely experienced a "break in".

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