average_joe
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Woody, how much ear time does your AMP3 get?
Originally Posted by average_joe /img/forum/go_quote.gif Woody, how much ear time does your AMP3 get? |
Originally Posted by Woody469 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Alot, if I am not listening to it I leave it running. I want it "burned in" the best it can be. (remember, not only the Amp3 Pro2 needs burning in but also the headphones and cable.) But I really do like the thing alot. With the Zino's, the sound is nice and full, yet incredibly detailed. I am probably the only one that is not so concerned about it's volume limitations. I think it is "hi end" but at a budget price. Very satisfied. |
Originally Posted by dana789 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I just received my AMP3 pro2, and have been enjoying it along with the earbuds. My interest in audio dates back to the original transistor radios, through cassette tapes and onto the digital age. Listening to my first portable CD player through a cheap pair of headphones was a revelation I will never forget (Dire Straits, Money for Nothing). The AMP3 represents another significant milestone in my experience. My question concerns the mechanisms behind burn-in of a solid state device. I apologize in advance if this has been discussed elsewhere, but I did a search and came up with nothing, other than the fact that most sophisticated users seem to agree it's important. I understand how headphones or tubes can burn-in as the mechanical properties of the key elements could change with usage (fatigue, thermal cycling, etc). But what would change in a solid state device? I realize no components really function like our idealized models (v=ir, i = C dv/dt, etc), and I suspect there are probably second-order characteristics that change with usage, heating, etc. I found one posting where someone claims headphone cables need burn in. Really? Does anyone know what the specific effects are? Would putting the player in a warm place accomplish the same thing or is the actual flow of current critical? Can someone help me out or point to a good discussion? Thanks in advance. dana789 |
Originally Posted by SACD-Man /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm currently testing the new software for the PRO2. More details to follow. The Gain issue seems to be addressed and other software related issues. Stay Tuned!! Craig |
Originally Posted by SACD-Man /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm currently testing the new software for the PRO2. More details to follow. The Gain issue seems to be addressed and other software related issues. Stay Tuned!! Craig |
Originally Posted by Woody469 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thats great even though like I said, the volume issue doesn't seem that important to me with the Amp3 Pro2. Now if, like alot of other equipment I have come across, the Amp3 Pro2 needed more volume to sound full, I'd have an issue. Quite frankly, when I listened to audio as a kid, usually on one of those console record player thingies, we could listen at low volumes but still have extension in the highs as well as the lows. Somewhere along the line, all that changed. It seems with most stuff today, if you want a top to bottom full sound, you have to crank the volume. I mean seriously, even el cheapo rack systems of years passed could give the semblance of involving "full" sound. IEMs nowadays seem to aggravate me too but thats a whole different story. I feel like if I don't spend a grand or more for those new customs (you know which ones I'm talking about) then I won't get audiophile sound. I posted a few iems I like with the Amp3 Pro2 but my favorite match is NOT with an iem. The Zinos and the Amp3 Pro2 (admittedly I am getting spoiled by the Amp3's "all in one" design. It fits in my top pocket!) were made for each other. Anyone else toying with that combination? I'd like to hear. As for burn in, I have no clue why or how it works but I have heard the difference (sometimes more, sometimes less) and I will continue to burn my stuff in. Come to think of it, why does freezing (the new "cryo" craze) work? Some of this stuff is snake oil undoubtedly so in the end, I let my ears be the judge. Congratulations to any and all Amp3 owners. You made a good choice. Now if only I could get my hands on that new Studio One.......... |
Originally Posted by dana789 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I just received my AMP3 pro2, and have been enjoying it along with the earbuds. My interest in audio dates back to the original transistor radios, through cassette tapes and onto the digital age. Listening to my first portable CD player through a cheap pair of headphones was a revelation I will never forget (Dire Straits, Money for Nothing). The AMP3 represents another significant milestone in my experience. My question concerns the mechanisms behind burn-in of a solid state device. I apologize in advance if this has been discussed elsewhere, but I did a search and came up with nothing, other than the fact that most sophisticated users seem to agree it's important. I understand how headphones or tubes can burn-in as the mechanical properties of the key elements could change with usage (fatigue, thermal cycling, etc). But what would change in a solid state device? I realize no components really function like our idealized models (v=ir, i = C dv/dt, etc), and I suspect there are probably second-order characteristics that change with usage, heating, etc. I found one posting where someone claims headphone cables need burn in. Really? Does anyone know what the specific effects are? Would putting the player in a warm place accomplish the same thing or is the actual flow of current critical? Can someone help me out or point to a good discussion? Thanks in advance. dana789 |