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Amarphael 
Why would you want to do that? It's no Class A device dependant on extended warm-up in order to bias it for optimal work..
It'd be nice for some in-depth comparo with the DACmagic if you have the time.
OK cool I'll turn it off at night then, I was just wondering about burn in and that stuff (Ya I know burn-in is probably bs). I'm basically a baby when it comes to higher quality audio equipment and my audio terminology is pretty abysmal. I might not make any sense so I can't really go into that much detail but I'll try and probably embarrass myself in the process. Btw if there's specific words for anything I'm describing then please do tell as they'd be cool to learn.
I don't have the DACmagic on me for an A/B comparison but from memory and in 1 word I would say the DM sounded congested. It just sounds like the guitarists and drummers are like conjoined triplets playing their respective instrument as close as they possibly can or as if they are playing inside a closet. With the M-Dac there is a right and a left and there is depth so the soundstage is just immense in comparison.
Instrument separation with the M-Dac is also in a different league. At any one time you can focus on any part of the music and follow it with ease. If anybody knows Golfer vs Boxer by Amon Tobin then you'll know how crazy that track is but somehow the M-Dac makes it sound ordered and not a jumbled mess that it sounded like on my first listen.
After listening to the M-Dac you also realise just how much additional bass it produces (Pretty sure everybody knows this). With the M-dac bass is there when it needs to be and when it's there it's controlled. You know it's better in so many other ways so just take your pick and raise the bar a bit. The first thing I thought when I first heard the M-Dac is that everything sounded effortless. That itself impressed me a lot and a few minutes later I knew I was probably going to buy one. If anybody is interested go demo it if you can and see what's up. There's no doubt that there are better machines out there but IMO £600 is a steal especially as the headphone amp is pretty decent.
