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HiDiamond Diamond 3 XLR IC's - Burn-In Time?

I recently switched to a VTL 7.5 iii preamp (a mighty unit!). It has RCA and XLR I/O's, but the mfr. recommends XLR cables over the RCA. As a result, I recently bought a pair of the HD D3 XLR IC's to run from pre out to amp in. (My Krell 300 cx amp has ONLY XLR inputs; I had been using adaptors with my JPS Aluminata RCA's. Sounded fab.)

The HD's are beautifully constructed, highly detailed, lively cables -- a bit TOO lively so far - more than I am accustomed to or like. I want to give them a chance because the sound is so good in so many other ways. They have about 40 hrs on them so far.

Any experience on the expected burn-in time before they approach their mature sound? Switching pre's and cables is very traumatic!

Thx. Neal
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zd542
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"12-31-14: Ozzy
Well I have had my HiDiamond D8 speaker cables on my Audiodharma Cable Cooker for 8 days."

How does the cable cooker work? Just curious.
zd542
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"12-30-14: Joecasey

12-28-14: Zd542
It takes as long as it takes.

GENIUS!!!"

I don't know if its genius or not, but its true. There's multiple factors involved so times can vary.

"12-28-14: Scvan
I have a general question. If cables need to be burnt in, why do the cable manufacturers do that or do the electrons revert back to a "bad" way over a period of time? And if so, what is the best way to keep the speakers "Burnt-in"? If I go on a long vacation do they go bad, and I have to start over?"

Speakers break in just 1 time, and stay that way. With cables, the dielectric becomes charged/polarised and the effect wears off if you don't use the cables for long periods. Have a look at Audioquest's web site. They explain it much better than I do.
zd542
5,339 posts
 
It takes as long as it takes. One thing you can do is leave your CD player and preamp on, and just shut your amp off. Set your source to repeat and you'll still be breaking in your cables even though you can't hear your system.
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