Yes the preamp needs to be on.The volume can remain off.It's a tedious process.I just went through this recently - 10 hrs a day and only turned the amp on the last hour to hear the changes wrought.This particular cable sounded horrendous the first 150 hours.
Cable burn-in questions.
While burning in an interconnect cable, say the analogue output from a dac into a preamp, is it necessary for the preamp to be turned on? (I understand the answer would be “yes” if that input has not been used - to “break in” those circuits in the preamp. But this question is focused on the cable.) Is current flowing through a cable when the preamp isn’t on? Any reason why the amp connected to the preamp output must be on? Does the volume on the preamp matter when a cable being burned in is connected to an input?
I assume speaker cables would need current and voltage passing through, to be burned in. Does the volume setting matter?
explanations for answers will be appreciated.
I assume speaker cables would need current and voltage passing through, to be burned in. Does the volume setting matter?
explanations for answers will be appreciated.