In Reply to: And what exactly does the break in do? posted by gusser on December 13, 2007 at 16:15:18:
gusser, hi. I wish I could tell you with cetainty. I cannot. If you have worked with electronic circuits such as are found in vacuum tube amplifiers you will find there is a certain settling in time for almost everything. One does not need to know "why" to be able to hear the sonic changes that occur. I wish I could answer your question simply. It may have to do with the connections/junctions one makes via soldering. It may be related to some electro-mechanical thing. It may involve the quantum world - as in Coopers Pairs. You mention speakers. I believe a lot of the "break in" time here involves the settling, if you will, of crossover components. Capacitors exhibit this same kind of phenomenon. It is particularly marked with Teflon film caps. Why do VR tubes not work well or at all in total darkness? They seem to require photons to fire and begin normal ionization operation. Is this understood by anyone? I don't think so. Nevertheless it is a real phenomenon.
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Follow Ups
- the "why" may not be known - elektron 12/13/0717:02:45 12/13/07 (12)
- Is this understood by anyone? YES - Mark Kelly 20:50:11 12/13/07 (1)
- RE: Is this understood by anyone? YES - mjk 21:20:11 12/13/07 (0)
- RE: the "why" - unclestu52 17:41:29 12/13/07 (2)
- RE: the "why" - gusser 17:56:50 12/13/07 (1)
- RE: the "why" - unclestu52 22:47:10 12/13/07 (0)
- Ahh, butr they are well known: - gusser 17:18:08 12/13/07 (4)
- RE: Ahh, butr they are well known: - Dave Cigna 03:56:43 12/14/07 (0)
- Since you are looking for a fight - elektron 17:33:07 12/13/07 (2)
- There is a cable forum: - gusser 17:40:24 12/13/07 (1)
- RE: There is a cable forum: - Ray Moth 18:34:36 12/13/07 (0)
- VR tubes in the dark - Caucasian Blackplate 17:08:12 12/13/07 (1)
- RE: VR tubes in the dark - elektron 17:25:07 12/13/07 (0)