You only need to worry about break in if it sounds fatiguing or thin or bright. In my experience, components fill out and fatten up the more warmed up and broken in they are. I do not use standby, at all. If you can play it loud without fatigue you can break in as you go. Me personally, when I get something new I try and get 200 hours of playback of mixed Ayre IBE break-in tracks (noise) and music with good dynamic range (roon tells you) as soon as possible. I don’t even attempt to evaluate before 200. Just torture it while you are at work or something and get it over with!! It does change over time and it does get better.
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