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K.T.N
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Sep 4, 2017
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K.T.N
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Sep 30, 2017
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jrjr2No. After listening it to about a month and having it sound basically the same every day, and then one day just reveling in the improvement, no, I didn't just get used to the sound.
I've been in the audio hobby for about 30 years. There are some things I've owned and used that really changed their sound drastically with some use, sometimes suddenly and unexpectedly, sometimes slowly over an extended time.
I've also owned whole bunch of gear that maybe changed some aspect of their sound to some degree over time, but nothing mind blowing (ie, started by sounding somewhat congested, but opened up after some use, but retained the same basic sound quality).
And then there are those that didn't really change in sound quality much if at all over an extended time.
To me, it's really apparent when a sonic change happens. Because over the decades, I've listened to a lot of gear, and I know what works for me in terms of sound quality, ie, pacing, flow, tonality, resolution, liquidity, sense of space, rhythm, naturalness in attack and decay of notes, etc. So I can recognize when those qualities I like are there or not. And I can recognize when there is a change.
So when I listen to a piece of equipment for more than long enough to get a grip on the basic sound quality (ie, a month or so in this case), and then it takes a turn for the better (in this case), I definitely notice that. And it's not just getting used to the sound. I can usually get a grip on that in a couple of days or so.
I think what you are talking about is called "brain burn in". It's when you start listening to a piece of gear which may have a different presentation that what you are currently accustomed to, and your brain accepts that presentation over some period of listening, and you accept that presentation to the extent that you will, you unconsciously overlook the shortcomings, and enjoy the musical presentation in the way it is presented.
I think it's something like watching a play put on by community theater group in a theater with dim, subpar lighting. No, you don't see all the colors and details that you would if you were watching the play in a professional theater, but your brain adjusts and you forget that the light is a bit too dim, and overlook the yellowish cast, and watch the play and enjoy it to the extent that you can. And unless the shortcomings are totally egregious and distracting, you don't think about those things after a while and just enjoy the play.
But here's the thing. Even after you've gotten accustomed to the dim lighting, etc. those colors that you are seeing and the resolution and detail that you can discern will never be the same as if you were in a professional theater with its superior lighting. So your getting used to the lighting will not net you the higher quality experience that you would see in a better theater, no matter how much you get used to it.
So when I hear what, essentially, was a community theater experience change into a professional theater experience, no, I don't think what I was hearing was because I simply got used to the sound, in my opinion.
I've been in the audio hobby for about 30 years. There are some things I've owned and used that really changed their sound drastically with some use, sometimes suddenly and unexpectedly, sometimes slowly over an extended time.
I've also owned whole bunch of gear that maybe changed some aspect of their sound to some degree over time, but nothing mind blowing (ie, started by sounding somewhat congested, but opened up after some use, but retained the same basic sound quality).
And then there are those that didn't really change in sound quality much if at all over an extended time.
To me, it's really apparent when a sonic change happens. Because over the decades, I've listened to a lot of gear, and I know what works for me in terms of sound quality, ie, pacing, flow, tonality, resolution, liquidity, sense of space, rhythm, naturalness in attack and decay of notes, etc. So I can recognize when those qualities I like are there or not. And I can recognize when there is a change.
So when I listen to a piece of equipment for more than long enough to get a grip on the basic sound quality (ie, a month or so in this case), and then it takes a turn for the better (in this case), I definitely notice that. And it's not just getting used to the sound. I can usually get a grip on that in a couple of days or so.
I think what you are talking about is called "brain burn in". It's when you start listening to a piece of gear which may have a different presentation that what you are currently accustomed to, and your brain accepts that presentation over some period of listening, and you accept that presentation to the extent that you will, you unconsciously overlook the shortcomings, and enjoy the musical presentation in the way it is presented.
I think it's something like watching a play put on by community theater group in a theater with dim, subpar lighting. No, you don't see all the colors and details that you would if you were watching the play in a professional theater, but your brain adjusts and you forget that the light is a bit too dim, and overlook the yellowish cast, and watch the play and enjoy it to the extent that you can. And unless the shortcomings are totally egregious and distracting, you don't think about those things after a while and just enjoy the play.
But here's the thing. Even after you've gotten accustomed to the dim lighting, etc. those colors that you are seeing and the resolution and detail that you can discern will never be the same as if you were in a professional theater with its superior lighting. So your getting used to the lighting will not net you the higher quality experience that you would see in a better theater, no matter how much you get used to it.
So when I hear what, essentially, was a community theater experience change into a professional theater experience, no, I don't think what I was hearing was because I simply got used to the sound, in my opinion.
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Sep 28, 2019
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K.T.NHow would you explain it though, i could barely understand how the same piece of equipment will change it's sonic properties if the equipment is the same and components certainly don't suddenly act differently from one day to the next.
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For the longest time I thought the performance was pretty "meh", and not as musical as my UD-501. I was actually considering selling it.
Then after a fairly long time of using it, the sound became very lucid, clear, and open.
I could discern subtleties in the phrasing and in vocal inflections that made it seem like I was hearing the song for the first time. Or listening to an alternate take of the song that had different, but more musical, detail, inflection, and flow. And yet it was the same recording.
Wow. So it seems to take some time before the music starts to sound good through this. I also recall reading the same from some other reviewer or user.