I recently purchased a new RCA interconnect cable from a buyer on E-Bay to go between my pre-amp and my amp. Reason for this is that I have identified that particular cable as a potential "weak link" in my system, and want to see how big of difference a new (better?) cable makes in the overall sound of my system. The existing cable is a $20 mono-price cable.
The cable arrived, I swapped it out, fired up the system, and immediately I could hear a negative impact compared to what my system sounded like before. Bass was not as low, and the high's not as bright.
1) Based on what I have read in this thread, should I suffer through a week or so of listening to see if "burn in" of the new cable makes a difference?
2) The new homemade e-bay cable was $20; shielded cable, quality end connectors, it looks like a good quality cable.
3) I'm tempted to purchase another cable, something a little pricier from a regarded cable manufacturer / supplier, someone that has a good return policy, so that I can try another cable and see what kind of difference it makes.
So should all cable changes be given adequate time for burn-in before a cable's sound can be judged?
The cable arrived, I swapped it out, fired up the system, and immediately I could hear a negative impact compared to what my system sounded like before. Bass was not as low, and the high's not as bright.
1) Based on what I have read in this thread, should I suffer through a week or so of listening to see if "burn in" of the new cable makes a difference?
2) The new homemade e-bay cable was $20; shielded cable, quality end connectors, it looks like a good quality cable.
3) I'm tempted to purchase another cable, something a little pricier from a regarded cable manufacturer / supplier, someone that has a good return policy, so that I can try another cable and see what kind of difference it makes.
So should all cable changes be given adequate time for burn-in before a cable's sound can be judged?