I did some searches on this topic, but didn't find much.

Is there a period of time that the newer solid state Mc gear needs to burn-in before it's really settled down and running "perfectly"? I'm just wondering if there's any good reason to let my new gear run, even if at idle, for a couple of weeks if the components need 400-500 hours to really burn-in.

Is this something I just don't need to worry about? The gear is C200 + MC501s.

Thanks!

I dont think its anything to worry about. I'd rather use all those hours to enjoy music. Things might seem edgy at first, if you are listening in a critical fashion, but casual background music you probably wont notice. Allowing for a little warmup time.

My rule of thumb is the same as for computers... the worst thing you can do is turn it on. But once turned on leave it on for the day if you think you are going to use it. Don't keep turning it on and off.

Doug is right, just use them. You will notice that with time, the slight "edge" may diminish, but otherwise, don't miss out on all of that great listening time!

Welcome rlrct,

Great amp/pre combo, what else are you using in your set up?

All the new McIntosh (C2200,MVP851,MR85,MC252 and MC275) I have heard sounded great right out of the box except the MC275, it needed 3 hours befor it sounded great. :D

I'm shure there were changes in the first few hundred hours but they were so subtle as to be not noticable durring normal listening. I would recomend enjoying any new McIntosh right out of the box. If you want you could leave new equipment on with signal running threw it for a week or two for burn-in. I did on mine, I don't know if this helps but it won't hurt so why not.

Victor

About 30 seconds. They sure were not babied on the assembly line. Full power test against power guard, short circuited, etc.

Thanks,
Ron-C

About 30 seconds. They sure were not babied on the assembly line. Full power test against power guard, short circuited, etc.

I agree, people can argue about break in with speakers because of moving parts but when it comes to electronics it either works or it does not. Your ears might need some time to adjust to the new and different sound but that is about it.

Thanks for the responses. I won't worry about any extended burn-in for the electronics.

Victor, the rest of the system is a pair of B&W Nautilus 803 speakers, and McIntosh MCD-7005 and MR-85.

I'm still deciding what I want for a turntable/tonearm combo so I can bring up all those LPs sitting in the basement (including some Mobile Fidelity's). I'm also still deciding on a hard-drive based component to digitize all of the LPs - considering the MS-300 and a couple other options like the Yamaha MusicCast system.

Rob

I'm also still deciding on a hard-drive based component to digitize all of the LPs

It works fine with CD's but I would not do it with your LP's.

It works fine with CD's but I would not do it with your LP's.

Why not?

Why not?

With the CD if you store the copy as a FLAC file then it is a perfect copy where as the LP copy and transfer process will not be that great.

With the CD if you store the copy as a FLAC file then it is a perfect copy where as the LP copy and transfer process will not be that great.

LP's that I record to CD sound great. Certainly better than the store bought CD's.

LP's that I record to CD sound great. Certainly better than the store bought CD's.

That's the basic theory I have for burning the LPs to hard disk. For a lot of the stuff, it'll get listened to as background music through a mid-fi system that does sound in a couple of rooms.

For more critical listening, I'll probably switch back and forth between the original LPs and digitized versions, depending on how good the machine (most likely the MS-300) is at doing the analog-to-digital conversion.

Victor, the rest of the system is a pair of B&W Nautilus 803 speakers, and McIntosh MCD-7005 and MR-85.

I'm still deciding what I want for a turntable/tonearm combo so I can bring up all those LPs sitting in the basement (including some Mobile Fidelity's). I'm also still deciding on a hard-drive based component to digitize all of the LPs - considering the MS-300 and a couple other options like the Yamaha MusicCast system.

Rob
Great set up, I also have a MR85 and I love it. I have had a MCD7005 in my system and it was very good. There is a little room for improvement on this cd player but it will cost big bucks for that improvement.

I spend most of my time listening to LPs and I highly recomend VPI turntables. I have a TNT JR which I'm working on upgrading to a full TNT-6. If you do go with a VPI turntable make sure you get one with a platter that can hold the outer ring clamp. The outer ring clamp was the upgrade that I got the most improvement with on my turntable.

Happy Listening,
Victor