john53
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Very interesting thread!I like listening to the music late at night,too.Some times it is so magical that i can listen four hours and then go to sleep at 4-5 o'clock in the morning.
I've also noticed that warm up in equipment plays it's role as well.I usually leave my x can v8 playing for 1.30-2.00 hours at moderate volumes before start listening because after that it sounds more dynamic,more open and transparent,smoother and with better prat.
It's also worth mentioning that if you are tired,sometimes the music doesn't sound so good,like it has bad timing or like something is not going well.Have you ever noticed that?I've noticed that a couple of times in the past,but not so often to tell the truth.
| Originally Posted by edstrelow /img/forum/go_quote.gif If you have been running your equipment for some time there may also be a warm-up factor on the equipment making it sound better over time. How significant this is depends on the equipment and how long it has been sitting idle. I don't think you will notice much on most cheaper items but the more sensitive and generally more sensitive equipment will register these effects. I ddn't believe this until I ran a check by just letting the equipment run for an hour or so before listening. I had been bothered by the opposite effect, namely that when coming back from a trip and putting my equipment on it didn't seem to have the quality that I expected. Then one time on coming back, I just set the equipment up and let it run for an hour before listening and voila it sounded great. right off the bat. Electrostatic phones need to charge up and can take 1/2 hour or more to start sounding good. Some people leave them in a fully charged state all the time to avoid sound loss. But even the electronics, cd players, DAC's etc. seem to take a while to get going at full quality. |
Very interesting thread!I like listening to the music late at night,too.Some times it is so magical that i can listen four hours and then go to sleep at 4-5 o'clock in the morning.
I've also noticed that warm up in equipment plays it's role as well.I usually leave my x can v8 playing for 1.30-2.00 hours at moderate volumes before start listening because after that it sounds more dynamic,more open and transparent,smoother and with better prat.
It's also worth mentioning that if you are tired,sometimes the music doesn't sound so good,like it has bad timing or like something is not going well.Have you ever noticed that?I've noticed that a couple of times in the past,but not so often to tell the truth.
