My RWA modded SB3 is now passing through the 250 hour mark. Is there some known/predicted break-in benefits that I should be expecting at around the 250 hour mark? I sure seem to be noticing some startling changes.
It's hard to qualify/quantify of course. But there are times where I am jolted out of my reverie, especially on jazz,blues, pop, small ensemble stuff. I remember hearing a vinyl Sarah McLaughlin (sp?) at an audio salon some years back that my own little system last night on Clapton Unplugged was very reminiscent of.
As for the classical stuff, what surprises me the most is how string basses now sound like string basses. No more mud. I can almost smell the rosin flying of their bows. A real distinct growling, rattling, buzzing sound. Fabulous. Note: there is more to bass than achieving extreme low frequencies and slam.
As for PC-Audio via the SB3, one of my favorite things to do after 2-3 hours of serious listening is to hop thru my pop stuff and select one track from a bunch of albums one at a time (i.e. no playlist) - just picking stuff out basically at random. Great fun.
BTW, I am saving up for the RWA 30Watter. (Signature Amp). I expect it will handle my RM40s in a way that the Clari-T can't.
