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Old 01-11-2014, 07:23 PM
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Default Ref 10 Burn-in
This baby started to sing finally after 250 hours now. Right out of the box, it was way better than my old Ref 3, having said, between 100-200 hours, had some slight shifts at tonal balance while gradually improved. Damn, I need 350 hours more to burn in if ARC is right.
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Old 01-11-2014, 08:15 PM
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i think you mean 'burn-in'
i initially thought your ref10 was on fire!
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Old 01-11-2014, 09:12 PM
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i think you mean 'burn-in'
i initially thought your ref10 was on fire!
I'll fix the thread title.
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Old 01-12-2014, 07:29 AM
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Ha! Thank you.
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Burn-in is very real. On mine, changes were dramatic around 100 hours and then around 400. Not so much thereafter.
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Burn-in in very real. On mine, changes were dramatic around 100 hours and then around 400. Not so much thereafter.
Thx. Heading towards 300 hours (250 now).
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Ideally, the ref 10 will perform at its best after 600 hrs of music playing :0
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Just cross the 600 hrs milestone of my ref 10
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Just cross the 600 hrs milestone of my ref 10
My Ref 10 is now over 500 hours, after 350 hours, there has been a big refinement, but it keeps getting better
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I have 1000 on mine and man I love it
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