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Initial disappointment with 1st set of “expensive’ IC’s...

I’ve been slow working my way to equipping my rig with all Cardas as I’ve been fan of their quality/sound signature an for a long time. I just received 2 sets of Clear Light IC’s which I’m using DAC to Pre and Pre to Amp. up until now all other Cardas cables that I have were obtained used and sounded great from day 1. The Clear Light however are brand new..when I sat down to give them a listen I was surprised not to hear any improvement...I was actually disappointed to hear what I can describe as a fatter bass and subdued upper end. My prior IC’s were Shirokazu Yazaki Belden 8402. I admittedly do not have golden ears but the difference was obvious. I’m interested to hear what other Cardas owners have to say about how their cables sounded when 1st installed. 
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williewonka
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I've had cables that continue to improve up to 400 hours of playing

Typically I put them on my streamer 24/7 for at least 150 hours before any serious assessment.

The burn-in process is different from cable to cable
- some save their best performance until the end
- other will give you an initial taste, only to degrade and then get much better

I've never tried Cardas, so I do not know how they will progress.

Just be patient and give them ample time

Regards - steve
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