This just refreshed my failing memory as to why I no longer participate is these forums and why I seldom bother to read this stuff anymore. There is no scientific basis for the high end. Period. Full Stop. That's the beauty of it: it is what you hear, or more precisely, what you can be conned into, or what you can con yourself into, believing you are hearing. Why not read up on music and study it. You will hear a lot more than wondering about ludicrous "cable cookers" and the like. Someone, somewhere must be laughing as I write...
Any scientific data on cable burn-in?
Someone asked me today if I knew of any scientific papers or evidence regarding cable burn-in. I am not trying to begin a flame type objectivist vs.subjectivist debate here. I have experienced improvement in sound quality on every cable I own after break-in. I just want to answer this fellows question if I can.