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Morrow SP6 speaker cable break in

Gents,
Anyone have experience with Morrow Speaker Cables?

Just hooked up my Morrow SP6 cables and after reading their material, they are saying that proper break in can take hundreds of hours of burn in.  There also may be a dip in performance around the 50  hour mark before SQ trends towards improvement again.  
Question- does the volume level affect burn in rate?  I imagine I'll keep a low volume on for a day or so, but to be honest I'm really scratching my head about hearing any difference with burn in.  
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dhpeck OP
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thanks for the replys.  I've just muddied the water with a new A-S3000 Integrated, so now I don't know which end is up.  
chayro
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I had a pair of Morrows way back that were virtually unlistenable at the beginning. I sent them back and he burned them in on his machine, which made a very big difference. I won’t get into whether burn in is a myth, but that’s what I heard. So give it time. I though they burn in their higher-end cables for you. If not, it’s worth sending them in for a treatment if they still do it. IMO. I'm currently in the process of burning in some new ICs right now and it isn't fun.  
initforthemusic
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My SP7's ran in pretty much as the info. sheet suggested, down to when I removed them and placed them in again after a few weeks they took a number of hours to sound good again. Check my thread from earlier this year for more info.
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thepigdog
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I used MA SP-7's until my latest cable changes. They sounded good right out of the box and better after a year or so (I don't count the hours of playtime) of frequent use at all volume levels. I don't recall the sound dip at 50 hrs.
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dhpeck OP
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Thanks Tom.  i've just been running Tidal, but on really low level because of kids.  Tomorrow I'll put it to decent follow for 12 hours or so.
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tom6897
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Yes, the cables do take several hundred hours to break in fully. I like to use a CD that has white-noise/pink noise. Put on “REPEAT” at a moderate level. Classical music with dynamic contrast works well also. In the end it is worth the effort, IMO.
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