bball
New Head-Fier
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I received my amp and have about 100 break in hours on it. I'm using an average cd changer for my source and I have to say it sounds pretty good. I'm especially impressed with how it sounds as my preamp.
One thing I've noticed is the high frequencies are a little more forward than they were before. It's not a really bright sound because my speakers are laid back. But I'm worried because I've never heard my speakers that bright before. I'm not sure if this will improve with break in or if its just a characteristic of the stock tubes or of the amp. Anyone else experience this? Does it mellow out when fully broken in?
I plan on really putting this amp through its paces once fully broken in. The plan is to put it in my dad's stereo where theoretically it will be out-classed by the other components. I'm going to A/B the preamp function against his Audio Research SP9 mkII driving a Krell KST-100. Then I can see what it is really capable of. Also the source transport and dac will be way better so I can hear what it is capable of with headphones. I'll post the results in a few weeks.
One thing I've noticed is the high frequencies are a little more forward than they were before. It's not a really bright sound because my speakers are laid back. But I'm worried because I've never heard my speakers that bright before. I'm not sure if this will improve with break in or if its just a characteristic of the stock tubes or of the amp. Anyone else experience this? Does it mellow out when fully broken in?
I plan on really putting this amp through its paces once fully broken in. The plan is to put it in my dad's stereo where theoretically it will be out-classed by the other components. I'm going to A/B the preamp function against his Audio Research SP9 mkII driving a Krell KST-100. Then I can see what it is really capable of. Also the source transport and dac will be way better so I can hear what it is capable of with headphones. I'll post the results in a few weeks.