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cryoed vs uncryoed wire A/B tests?

Can anyone that has actually used both describe the difference between a cryoed and uncryoed version of a certain wire?

Please dear friends only reports on actual experience, I have read all the post of the detractors of the process. I for one know that wire does make a sonic difference (tried many different ones at the same time in the same system and differences for me were clearly audible). I am just wondering given one wire if cryoing it would deliver the usual goodies, more clarity, better extension, more �organic� sound, what ever you tell me. Any risks associated with the treatmen of the cables?

Thxs

Francesco
bostonaudi

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I have had many different wires cryoed as well as many audio connectors (RCA/XLR and binding posts). In my experience all wires as well as connectors I have cryoed so far have had some improvement but extent of improvement seems to vary from very small to very significant. Unplated wires and connectors show the greatest improvment and heavy silver plated wires show less improvment, with heavy gold plated connectors showing the least amount of improvement. The usual improvement is increase in detail, clarity and extension, openness with deeper soundstage.
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Francesco,
Cryo treatment of wires do not fundamentally change the tonal quality of a wire. The treatment does not add things like brightness, glare or other coloration. However, because there is an increase in clearity and detail, removing a layer of veil from the sound, warm sounding wires will sound less warm and dark sounding wires will sound less dark. Different wires are effectly differently but in general the highend is most dramatically improved with midrange less so but still noticable. Bass is least improved, but in some wires still noticable.
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francesco,
You may want to talk to Gene at Take Five Audio, who does all my cyro treatments. He has had years of experience with the cryo process. I agree with his conclusion. The better the quality of the wire the less effect the cryo treatment produces. However, I have treated very pure single crystal silver wire that already sounded excellent and still realized a noticable improvement in sound after cryoing.
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Gene reports that there are no differences in sound between cryoing raw wire vs the entire assembled cable. However, in my experience it does make a difference having the connectors (RCA, XLR, spades, etc) cryoed as well as the wire itself. I prefer having the entire assembled cable cryoed because the cryo treatment can also improve solder joints.
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