The Obsession is a wonderful PC. Personally I feel a waste for the Uber. I would try the 7+ feeding Uber [ we have had great results at home and shows ] and Obsession for components. Especially the amp or preamp. Digital Americans for digital or HO for digital.
The NCF outlets take 400 hours to sound their best. I almost gave up with the hardness and Hi Fi sound. Not any more. This break in shit is getting annoying as I use MOS tubes. For that kind of money they should be burned in at factory.
I have broken in more gear, outlets, power conditioners than most as a Beta tester and Audiophile. Thousands of hours to date while listening has taught me everything takes a minimum of 200 hours and most likely 400 to 500 for components and conditioners.
Give it a try.
charles
Why use your tube gear to drive the break in. I would think if you are just breaking in the outlets you could do so with a solid state amp that won't use up tube time on you. And for that matter does it really need to be an audio component at all Couldn't you just plug in a lamp into the outlets and run current trough them.
Do you really need to us audio components to break in a piece of power gear in the first place or would any drain do. What do the power gurus think about this?