hi steve, thanks for the reply; it seems i missed it when you 1st posted.
re: break-in/cables, i'm aware of asr's bias. tho i haven't posted much, i'm a frequent reader of the equipment reviews, and i enjoy the site's perspective, especially when it comes to things like dac's.
while i'm not big into cabling, or break-in of s/s gear (unless boutique caps have bee installed, (a whole other cam of worms - ha!), if speakers have zero playing time, i must respectfully disagree that 1 hour of unfiltered pink noise is enough for adequate break-in. it's driver-dependent, but speaker drivers are physical objects that move significantly in order to make sound, and they frequently require much use to become fully compliant.
doug s.