Hey Elisabeth,
Thanks. If you're this convinced I will recheck. I admit it has been a while since i tested this aspect, but having been settled myself, I'll reevaluate. Do you have certain auditory aspects that are better, or is it just the overall presentation and sound.
Cheers, and always eager to find those last %% in Sound (and save the last %% in $$)
Marius
I would say grainy sound is #1 issue, more congested at startup. Less clarity and definition.After full warmup the sound is more liquid, flowing, clear.
As for rechecking old notions.. yeah.
As I have acquired better equipment over the years, I have discovered I
1) Can hear differences between stock and aftermarket powercords.. (this was with my Forte' 4a amp. when I bought a early Pangea AC9 for less than I could make one myself, I was SURPRISED, suddenly I can hear a difference in a powercord. In the Forte' case it was better bass.)
2) interconnects.. Up until I bought $5,000 a pop electronics and included power conditioners, I could not really hear much differences in IC. But afterwards I discovered yes I can hear differences in interconnects. To the point I spent over $5,000 for three sets of IC, and still want one more $1,100 pair..
And times I have turned off stuff to swap stuff, or a power failure. etc. I find it still is true that equipment sound changes from a cold start..
(also I have a preamp (ARC SP-15) I own and use just for the tubed phono section, so THAT item I turn on only when I plan on using it, and yes it alway sounds less the first hour, and is listenable from that point, and still takes a few hours to really shine. Same thing with a Sony SCD777ES I am 'saving; forever. though the Sony is pretty set after the first hour.)
Anyway, it is worth checking stuff again. I find usually folks who do not hear stuff just think it does not exist (the corollary being others who claim they d hear it, are deluding themselves).. Untill they DO hear it LOL