Audiodharma Cable Cooker anyone share experiences?

Not to hack into Ozzy's thread here, but how much current can this device pull in terms of breaking in a power cord ? Sean
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Alan, Thanks for your direct response and the info that you've provided. I've seen one of your CC's up close for a brief period of time but have never had the chance to use / open / measure one of these devices. If you'd like to send me one, i'd be glad to report back to you with my findings : )

While i don't know the exact range of frequencies covered, the sweep rate, step rate or the amplitude of the signal fed to any of the cables, i do think that the use of a "roving" signal would be more effective than that of the single stationary tone that the Mobie generates. In that respect, i think that we may be thinking along the same lines.

I had talked to Bob Crump about this who had talked to Tony at G&D about a design change that i suggested. Tony commented something about lack of circuit stability, etc.. the circuit was not capable of doing what i wanted it to do. Quite honestly, i don't see any problem in building a very simple and stable yet more effective circuit than what the Mobie has to offer. Either way though, i do know it works and works pretty damn well for what it is. In comparison, it works a MILLION times better than the old "Duo-Tech" that i used to have. Running the Duo-Tech was basically a waste of electricity in my opinion as i was never able to tell any difference between "treated" and "untreated" cables. Cosmetically, the Mobie and Duo-Tech are NOTHING to write home about. If something of that nature is important to the end user, your unit easily takes the cake in that category.

As far as the power cords go, are you saying that they are fed the same signal as what is fed to the speaker cables ? That is how i interpreted your comments above. I was "assuming" that the power cord was actually used as the power source to feed the burner and was not actually being "treated". That is why i commented that such a low draw on the cooker itself wouldn't effectively load the cable hard enough to make it worthwhile for use.

Out of curiosity, have you ever had any feedback as to how the CC stacks up against the Nordost unit ? I don't know much about that piece other than it supposedly works on a timed circuit and is designed for "complete treatment" within 24 hours, etc... Personally, i don't see ANY cable being fully burned in that amount of time but i know for a fact that the results are audible if you stop at that point using a Mobie. How long do you recommend burning various cables for on your CC ? Sean
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From what i've been told, you are not supposed to run cables with built-in networks on these devices. Why, i don't know. As to "overcooking" a cable, what happens if you leave it playing in your system "too long" ? None of these devices CRAM signal through the interconnects. They produce a signal that is above what they would normally see by a few times. I find it hard to believe that there is damage being done to the dielectric, which is probably rated for TONS more voltage than what they are supplying.

Keep in mind that this is not "hypothetical" as i've left cables on my "burner" for well over a months time ( maybe even two months ) and had no problems with them whatsoever.

I know that a lot of this is in the "early stages" in terms of development and what we know. Too bad we can't get someone in a lab to literally scientifically analyze the differences in "burned" and "virgin" conducting and dielectric materials. I'm sure it would be interesting. Sean
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Thanks for the in-depth and point by point response.

I think that a lot of what we are hearing take place when burning cables has to do with the dielectric "settling" along with slight changes to the conductor. As such, i can see the Mapleshade's not taking very long to "settle" or "burn in". They have next to no dielectric or "insulating jacket" to deal with. I think that this is also most of the reason that the Goertz speaker cables basically have miminal break in time. I would think that air or natural fiber ( like cotton ) insulation on a solid core wire would also provide much faster break in times compared to most "plasticized" stranded cabling. Then again, these are only "edjumacated guesses" so i could be out in left field.

Outside of all of this, given my background in electronics, i would not have believed the difference that "cooking" a cable would make if i had not experienced it for myself. As i've said before, i truly believe that you've never heard what a cable is fully capable of until it has been "cooked" on a burner for an extended period of time. The results were instantly noticeable and beneficial on every cable that i've done this to. This is regardless of the price of the cable or how long it had already been running in a system for. If you have the opportunity to try something like this, i would HIGHLY recommend it. Sean
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Alan, i'll have to stop by your website and take a look at the info there. Out of curiousity, would you be open to further comments, questions and possible suggestions via private email about the product ?

Ozzy, hope it does everything that you expect out of it. Out of curiosity, have you ever used a burner or had cables burned for you before ? Sean
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PS.. If you have it drop shipped here, i'll save you the trouble of breaking in the break in device : )