[ChrisAZ]

Day one update
So after only 20 hours of breaking in, I succumbed to temptation and listened to the amp. I played the hoary audiophile chestnut Famous Blue Raincoat (Jennifer Warnes) and, in particular, the bonus track - a live version of The Ballad of Joan of Arc. I know this recording backwards and forwards and have even played the song myself at an open mic. A short synopsis. I am stunned. Breathtaking. I can’t imagine how this puppy will open up in 4 more days of breaking in. Holy Smokes! Not a very audiophile evaluation I know, I’ll try to do better after serious listening following full break in.

Some notes. The chain was a McIntosh MCD500, Wireworld Silver Eclipse 7 Interconnects, Pass INT25, Wireworld Silver Eclipse 7 Speaker Cables, Harbeth 30.1s on stands, REL S/5 SHO subwoofer. My music room is a closed 12’x12’ space with 10’ ceilings. The amp was more than sufficient to play the music as loud as I would like without strain.