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post #91 of 451
1/3/08 at 10:13pm
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Originally Posted by justin w. View Post
I have never said anything about burn-in of the Pico (until now). If someone believes it sounds better over time, then they should be able to hear it without my recommendation. If they don't hear a change that's fine too. It's a controversial subject that I prefer to stay away from
GOOD STUFF!

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post #92 of 451
1/3/08 at 10:29pm
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Originally Posted by jamato8 View Post
I wonder if there is a burn-in period for tennis or ping pong balls and would it be by mechanical burn-in as in a robot knocking them around or a bunch of people being paid minimum wage in a little square room? Sounds like a job for me. I have noticed that ping pong balls sound different after an hour of play so maybe. . . . . they develop a little richer textural ping pong sound. Maybe. .
well it does happen for tennis balls, then they reach a point where their performance begins to deteriorate, then you call for fresh ones
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post #93 of 451
1/3/08 at 10:38pm
Yeah, such a short life indeed. They give their all, get smashed around and then discarded like an old tire. . . oh speaking of tires for track work the Europeans always had one up on the guys from the US because of the way they would age their track tires for bikes. They were refrigerated in a certain way which would toughen them up and they created less friction on the track for a faster ride.

Hey maybe I'll start burning in my amps in the frig. . . yeah . .
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post #94 of 451
1/3/08 at 10:53pm
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Originally Posted by Icarium View Post
I've been sourcing my Yamamoto HA-02 amp with the Pico through the headphone out and the combo is simply phenomenal. I've been told that the Pico's amp in this chain barely has any affect on the signal quality and I can attest to that.

Really just destroys the crap out of the EMU 0404 usb -> Yamamoto set up I've been using for 6 months or so now.

Biggest improvements are again heavily in the areas of soundstage/resolution/clarity/detail/decay. The Tubed Yamamoto adds a little bit of weight/tone/warmth to sound which I wouldn't necessarily better than the Pico Amp directly, but its a very, very different sound and quite fun.
This has given me some justification for getting the Pico...which I really had none before.
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post #95 of 451
1/3/08 at 11:04pm
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Originally Posted by jamato8 View Post
Yeah, such a short life indeed. They give their all, get smashed around and then discarded like an old tire. . . oh speaking of tires for track work the Europeans always had one up on the guys from the US because of the way they would age their track tires for bikes. They were refrigerated in a certain way which would toughen them up and they created less friction on the track for a faster ride.

Hey maybe I'll start burning in my amps in the frig. . . yeah . .
yeah some how burn-in + refrigerator doesn't often go hand in hand...
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post #96 of 451
1/3/08 at 11:09pm
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Originally Posted by jamato8 View Post

Hey maybe I'll start burning in my amps in the frig. . . yeah . .

drop them in the Jacuzzi...yeah..
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post #97 of 451
1/3/08 at 11:44pm
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Originally Posted by bhd812 View Post
drop them in the Jacuzzi...yeah..
Oven-roasted.
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post #98 of 451
1/4/08 at 12:16am
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Originally Posted by jamato8 View Post
Hey maybe I'll start burning in my amps in the frig. . . yeah . .
That reminds of something I figured out the other day when it was very hot here and I could'nt get the pins out of an ipod dock connector.

Steve's off topic tip of the day:

When DIY'ing a LOD, put your dock in the freezer for a bit. The unused pins are then much easier to remove.
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post #99 of 451
1/4/08 at 12:44am
Hail to the art of DIY...

Anyone put both Pico and Predator into a cryo chamber and hold the temp in subzero overnight ? Cryogenic amps should sound better ?
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post #100 of 451
1/4/08 at 1:14am
I thought about cryoing my head. Just imagine the change in my hearing. . . . wait. . I'm not sure that would work. . . I hate getting cold.
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post #101 of 451
1/4/08 at 1:15am
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Originally Posted by jamato8 View Post
I thought about cryoing my head. Just imagine the change in my hearing. . . . wait. . I'm not sure that would work. . . I hate getting cold.

It'd be fast, you woudn't feel a thing.
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post #102 of 451
1/4/08 at 1:22am
All right then! wait, how do I rule out the placebo effect? I mean what do I use as a standard, a reference if you will? There is always a bump in the road to progress. . . . .
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post #103 of 451
1/4/08 at 1:46am
cryo half your head first, if you're happy with the results proceed with the other...

if not, then oh well
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post #104 of 451
1/4/08 at 2:38am
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Originally Posted by d-cee View Post
cryo half your head first, if you're happy with the results proceed with the other...

if not, then oh well
At least someone can try the other end. We might have something half frozen...
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post #105 of 451
1/4/08 at 12:28pm
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Originally Posted by justin w. View Post
I have never said anything about burn-in of the Pico (until now). If someone believes it sounds better over time, then they should be able to hear it without my recommendation. If they don't hear a change that's fine too. It's a controversial subject that I prefer to stay away from
A wise man...
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