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Originally Posted by Tomictime
I have Vandy 5a with 7 Filters along with VX-R and Ref 5se with near 700 hours. I have taken to leaving the VX on when I know I will listen that eve. It takes a good 8 hours to turn magical. Not sure if the KX takes as long. the SE is magic after the breakin and warm for an hour. I listened to both a fair bit and went with ARC. Both are stellar.
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Could you please give your reasoning for picking the 5se vs kxr? Did the kxr sound lean at all with the mxr's and vandy's? Please assume cost is the same.
Also, how long after turning on does the 5se sound say 90% optimum. Do you turn on prior to listening or does it sound good right away and get better over first 60 minutes?
I assume one would not want to leave a tube "anything" like a preamp always "on" like a ss preamp.
Thx again!