Tomcat
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How long do you let your tube gear warm up before you start listening with it? Here are my experiences with the Earmax Pro:
5 to 10 minutes – things are starting to become edible, somewhat glaring, annoying and distorted treble disappears
around 2 hours – now it’s getting a serious feast, the sound firms up, smoothes out and becomes liquid and captivating, low-level linearity seems to improve, more ambience and soundstage information
20 hours (?) plus – bass gets a little soggy, everything seems slower and fuzzy, noticeable levels of treble distortion
I know, that there are people who never turn their tube gear off. Doesn’t seem to work for me with the Earmax, though. What are your findings?
5 to 10 minutes – things are starting to become edible, somewhat glaring, annoying and distorted treble disappears
around 2 hours – now it’s getting a serious feast, the sound firms up, smoothes out and becomes liquid and captivating, low-level linearity seems to improve, more ambience and soundstage information
20 hours (?) plus – bass gets a little soggy, everything seems slower and fuzzy, noticeable levels of treble distortion
I know, that there are people who never turn their tube gear off. Doesn’t seem to work for me with the Earmax, though. What are your findings?