Perceived break-in effects stem from listener adaptation, not product change

Evidence

In general, engineers design products not to change with time—wine does that. Otherwise, audio products would have vintages. What is happening is that listeners are adapting to a new timbral signature, or just imagining things. The human brain is good at that. — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 86

Categorization

• CANDY: “Engineers design products not to change with time—wine does that. Otherwise, audio products would have vintages.” — fun, tweetable line.