The advice to leave hi-fi systems on 24/7 is ill-advised because components such as capacitors have a finite life; as little as 10,000 hours!

Not to mention the environmental issues.

Anything that is well designed should reach near optimum performance within half an hour.

Since the birth of CD it seems that there have been moves to justify its sound; emphasized two-dimensional leading edges, attack and dynamics achieved through forwardness and a lack of body.

In demonstrations, this type of sound initially impresses many customers because there is a feeling of more detail achieved by means of a stark, spotlit

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Have you ever owned a product that was almost perfect but just lacked that touch more bass extension, separation or some other quality? It can most likely be achieved with some careful tweaking to `voice` it differently, please feel free to contact me to discuss one-off projects.

Tuning of pre and power amps using a selection

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