Do speaker cables need a burn in period?


I have heard some say that speaker cables do need a 'burn in', and some say that its totally BS.
What say you?


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Showing 8 responses by cleeds

mitch2
... I am skeptical that those folks actually hear the direction of their fuses rather than the psycho-acoustical effects of cognitive bias or loss aversion based on marketing hype ...
Skepticism is a good thing. Have you ever experimented with premium fuses and whether they exhibit directionality? That's what separates the skeptics from the nay-sayers.
tobor007
For me, the real crime in these discussions is the suggestions that the difference in sound with these tweaks make an obvious difference.
There’s no crime being committed here. If you don’t care for the tweaks, you’re free to ignore them.
glupson
... Those who ask for measurements get attacked for asking for such a ridiculous thing as measurements. Those who suggest blind tests get ridiculed for such a flawed thing as blind tests. ...
I don't see that happening here at all. What I do think is odd is that those who clamor for others to pursue measurements or blind testing seem so reluctant to undertake the work themselves.

prof
But I don’t see how we can get anywhere the way this is going because you just keep asserting claims when I’m asking what justifies your claims.
Most users here base their observations on listening. Beyond that, no one is obligated to provide scientific theories for what they hear, or provide the results of scientific listening tests they've conducted, or measurements they've made of the equipment under evaluation. This isn't a scientific group. This is mostly a hobbyist's group and if you seek hard data, this simply isn't the best place to find it.
Of course, every reader is free to accept - or not - whatever claims are made here to whatever extent he likes. But the seemingly endless demands that posters provide upon request some set of scientific data to accompany their listening observations isn't going to get anyone anywhere.

In addition, I suspect most members of this group don't even know how to set up a scientifically valid listening test. I base that on the claims by those who say they have conducted such tests but - upon being questioned - reveal that the test was flawed from the onset ... which makes it probably worse than no test at all.
robert_17 posts10-05-2018 3:27pm
It is all nonsense. Snake oil ... For most people, instead of learning and understanding science they choose to follow the blind ...
Actually I think most people here listen for themselves, rather than follow anybody.

Have you listened? What did you hear?
koan2
... please provide some fact-based explanation as to why speaker cables may require breaking in. I will keep an open mind ... until any plausible explanation is presented, I've got to call BS.
It doesn't sound like your mind is very open.

If this matter interests you, why not conduct your own listening tests?
atdavid
I think we are adults here ...
You’re still new here, so you can easily be forgiven for this notion.