jstang
Honey,I can't hear you...
Never fails to amaze me how sweet my main system sounds if I leave it on over night... Over last month or so, I have been shutting the whole system down to give things a kind of rest... if you will...
Ok makes sense so far.... But the detailing is really improved this morning....
I have a CD-Pro transport, a custom DAC with tube output.... 1541 DAC chips are known for needing to be warmed up.... OK so far so good.... usually shut down the tube output and leave the DAC and Transport powered up....
My 7T is generally left on for months.... it only uses 7watts...
Left my 500 on over night.... Which I usually shut it down after listening... Last night I forgot.....
So the whole shebang was powered up over night...
May be the huge main filters in the 500 needed some long term charging to form up completely.... Or the DAC or the tube output or the transport.... or all of it....
Not the first time I have noticed this.... Cap ESR does lower with a reasonable rise in temp and maybe some biasing levels shift...
"A warm system is a sweet system.... and a happy listener". Hot is no good.....
John
Ok makes sense so far.... But the detailing is really improved this morning....
I have a CD-Pro transport, a custom DAC with tube output.... 1541 DAC chips are known for needing to be warmed up.... OK so far so good.... usually shut down the tube output and leave the DAC and Transport powered up....
My 7T is generally left on for months.... it only uses 7watts...
Left my 500 on over night.... Which I usually shut it down after listening... Last night I forgot.....
So the whole shebang was powered up over night...
May be the huge main filters in the 500 needed some long term charging to form up completely.... Or the DAC or the tube output or the transport.... or all of it....
Not the first time I have noticed this.... Cap ESR does lower with a reasonable rise in temp and maybe some biasing levels shift...
"A warm system is a sweet system.... and a happy listener". Hot is no good.....
John