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saxguy

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Sarah Break In - what to expect?
02/14/26 at 18:24:53

My Sarah arrived yesterday and I started it right up (still very cold from being delivered). At first it was very closed in but I let it run for a bit. This morning when I turned it on it was like it was a completely different amplifier - lots of air, clarity, sparkle, but with the typical palpability in the midrange I would have expected. As I listened more it started to close up again. Is this the wild ride I'm in for during the break in process?

FWIW, I'm using a full complement of Cryotone tubes and a pair of well broken in Omega Super Alnico HO XRS with integrated subs.

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Kahuna Jack Seasoned Member Offline Posts: 272	Re: Sarah Break In - what to expect? Reply #1 - 02/14/26 at 19:02:13 Only thing I can really add in my experience with other Decware pieces is to try and stick with 1 to 5 recordings you know well. When breaking my own rule it has set me back a bit in "break in" listening process .
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Reply #2 - 02/14/26 at 19:26:11

Yes, break in can be a wild ride. Just buckle up and trust the process, you will be richly rewarded in a hundred hours or so. Maybe longer for the 300Bs.

For break in music I think it is important to play music that covers the entire frequency range and esp. has a lot of transient energy. It is transients that really exercise the capacitors. But JMO/FWIW and all that.

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Lon Seasoned Member Offline "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 29071 Munson Township, OH	Re: Sarah Break In - what to expect? Reply #3 - Today at 10:52:41 So saxguy. . . how does the amp sound NOW?
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