Does the rsp-1098 need a "burn in" period ?

[ghostbuster]

Hello,

I own a new 1098 just a few day's. Before this one i had a demo 1098 for a few weeks which sounded a bit better i think. Does the new 1098 sounds better after let's say a few weeks ? I'm still happy but just curious.

bye,
Arjan

[aud19]

My 1066/1075 sounded better after a couple weeks and seemed to have a lower noise floor as well. Don't know which it was, or if it was both...

Jason

[Azeke]

It certainly doesn't hurt, I burned in my 1098 for a couple of weeks before I did a full evaluation, as well as recalibrated the speakers. After a few weeks it did sound better, well at least to me. I wouldn't crank it up loud though until after the first couple of weeks.

Congratulations and good luck,

Azeke

[DrBoom]

How does "cranking it up" affect a preamp if I may ask ?
I can see that with poweramps and receivers, you'd put more stress on the components due to higher current, but for preamps I can't see the difference between high volume and low volume.

[Azeke]

How does "cranking it up" affect a preamp if I may ask ?
I can see that with poweramps and receivers, you'd put more stress on the components due to higher current, but for preamps I can't see the difference between high volume and low volume.

DrBoom,

It probably has no effect at all, (as it could with amps and receivers), I just don't ever max or nearly max out my components until there are broken in. Just my personal theory and a general rule that I follow.

Regards,

Azeke