How much does volume matter when breaking in amps and cables?


I'm not here to debate break-in. I generally leave new amps, components, and new cables playing low volume for a for long periods to start the break in process. Just curious how much does volume play a role in breaking in such. I get that speakers probably need pretty good amounts to push drivers, but what about other components?


aberyclark

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mijostyn,

Doesn’t sound like you were a very good salesman to treat people with such disrespect.

ozzy
Many good and valid points have been noted on this thread.

I would like to add that with speakers / components it is the drivers and the capacitors that take the longest time to break in. Some of the more exotic caps take a very long time!
Cabling/wire breakin, as baffling as it may seem does take about 200 hours, although as previously noted the initial sound when new doesn’t change significantly after that time. However, I have had a few exceptions...
To me, speaker cabling should have some power driving through them. With interconnects, just a signal is enough.

Of course this is my opinion from experience.
ozzy