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Cable Break In for the Naysayers
I still cannot believe that in this stage of Audio history there are still many who claim cable break in is imagined. They even go so far as claim it is our ears that break in to the new sound. Providing many studies in the way of scientific testing. Sigh...
I noticed such a recent discussion on the What’s Best Forum. So here is my response.
______________________________________________________________________________________________ I just experienced cable break in again firsthand. 10 Days ago, I bought a new set of the AudioQuest Thunderbird XLR 2M interconnects.
First impression, they sounded good, but then after about 30 hours of usage the music started sounding very closed in and with limited high frequencies. This continued until about 130 hours of music play time.
Then at this time, the cables started to open up and began to sound better and better each passing hour. I knew at the beginning they would come around because they sounded ok at first until the break in process started. But now they have way surpassed that original sound.
Now the soundstage has become huge with fantastic frequency extensions. Very pleased with the results. Scientifically I guess we can’t prove cable break in is real, but with good equipment, good ears, it is clearly a real event.
ozzy
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@ozzy Hey late to this discussion but have been meaning to let you know for about a year that one of your previous posts on copper cable break-in saved me from returning my Audio Sensibility Signature speaker cables. They are made from a square piece of solid copper. Honestly they sounded so terrible at first that I was going to return them until I found your post explaining that complex copper cables are very slow to run in. Now they sound breathtaking. So thanks! Quick question, I have a digital cable (also from Audio Sensibility) that is 99.9% silver. I have run it in for over 200 hours but, with my Focal Sopra 2s, it just sounds a little fatiguing in the high end. But the resolution and detail are phenomenal. Is this a silver problem or a Sopra 2 problem - *in your estimation*? My alternative digital cable from Snake River Audio sounds absolutely lovely but has less resolution.... |
atanarjuat99,I owned the Sopra 2’s for quite some time and enjoyed them very much. They have beryllium tweeters and depending upon the source many think they sound bright. I didn’t, but at that time I was using tube amps. I used mine with no toe-in, so you could start there. Silver cable may increase the brightness in the tweeters, but make sure your cables are really burned in. I found that silver cables are all over the map in sound quality. Silver cables made from purer silver (.9999) sound great. But that can be expensive. ozzy |
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