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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?
What say you?
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gawdbless said: "My Audioquest speaker cables were purchased used, so i am guessing that they are already broken in. So far, all the responses are in agreement that they do need time to settle down, whereas from what I have read elsewhere there were more nays than yays. I thought I would ask a proper hi-fi community the question. Thanks for all your replies." Speaker wire burn-in in amplifier specific. So, unless the prior owner used the same make and model amp as you, the cables will act (and sound) like new. |
Burn in for speaker cables: Don't buy this. A cooper wire with some soldered ends does not eed any burn in. What is it good for? If a dealer had demonstrated or/and sold a cable, for some US $3,000.- plus, and unfortunately it is not delivering the promised superiority: Waht could that dealer or sales person say? "It will open up and sound better after a burn in". Most customers has nothing to say against this argument and they swollow it. The burn in is good for sales not good for customers! Why playing some music a soft volume for hours would do a better job that use it for a truck's jum start. It will run the same amounthof current in no time. |
justvintagestuff Burn in everything for at least 300 continuous hours. It's that simple - and it does make make a difference... OK, I’m only going to say this once. Audiophiles, you know, the ones who are constantly getting new electronics, new cables, new tweaks, new capacitors, contact enhancers, fuses, what have you, are in a constant state of flux. In addition, the seasons change the sound, the days change the sound, the sound is affected by the time of day and many other things. I implore you, gentle readers, how can any real audiophile get to the point where everything is broken in? And how can he judge how things performing with so much going on? Keep a log. |
WHY are you all still working on this one? I already posted the final answer: I have PERSONALLY spoken to the electrons, and they stated unequivocally that they NEED BURN IN. It makes it MUCH easier to travel down a wire that is already "slick" from the previous electrons that leave behind a smoother surface. Case closed. (Interview the electrons YOURSELF if you doubt this--don't take my word for it.) |
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If a dealer had demonstrated or/and sold a cable, for some US $3,000.- plus, and unfortunately it is not delivering the promised superiority: What could that dealer or sales person say?Only three posts in and you are way too clear-sighted and logical. Stick around, things become murkier over time. |
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prof As you can see gawdbless: lots of anecdotes coming your way, but not much in the way of objective, measured evidence showing differences between "burned in" cables and new cables. Looks like we got ourselves a volunteer, folks. Thanks for stepping up to the plate, Prof. I look forward to your results. 😬 |
I bought an overly expensive RCA interconnect today ($19-20). I replaced a trusted and time-proven skinny one that came with some piece of electronics at some point in the distant past. New one has small arrows on it, or what seems to act as arrows. I tried them in both directions and there was no difference in sound. Not to practice audiophiliac blasphemy, I conducted this experiment with no blinding. I knew what I was changing and in what way. I am still not sure why that is better than single or double-blinded testing in these woods, but so be it. This thread is about speaker cables and my experiment was about interconnects. Both are, in general, wires. The conclusion is that wire directionality does not matter when dealing with wires of relatively short length (50 cm). Amen. |
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If someone sneaked into your listening room and replaced your cables with the exact same cables that were not burned in, how long would it take for you to notice the difference in sound? If someone gave you a 10 to 1, $ bet that you could pick out the the direction of your cables with a blind listening test, how much money would you risk? For me, the real crime in these discussions is the suggestions that the difference in sound with these tweaks make an obvious difference. |
