I used to find arguements about break-in interesting. However, the arguements usually take on the feel of a discussion about religion (from both sides) rather than a discussion about a hobby one enjoys.

I am willing to accept that someone may or may not hear a break-in in any component in their audio system. Why? 1.) As a scientist I know that our knowledge at any given time is only a partial representation of the truth. Hopefully, our understanding of the world around us (and our ability to quantify it) continues to improve. 2.) We now routinely measure things in audio which were not even considered important 20 years ago (i.e. CD playback and jitter) 3.) At least my enjoyment of audio and HT is not purely a scientific endeavor.

Again, as a very wise man once said, "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." - Albert Einstein.