Purist Audio Break In - Venustas

Sorry Jfrech, my fault, these are speaker cables. I just realized I didn't mention that anywhere.

Syntax,
I wouldn't have thought there would be a big change either, but it was quite obvious when the first song came on.

If I had to guess about 120 hours at low volume

As for the right direction, I have the label end of the cable on the amp (or source) end as the instructions say. I'm sure they will settle out, but I didn't know if the extra length might be the culprit of the brightness or that the cable just needs time.

Syntax,

I bought the Venustas because when I borrowed them from the Cable Co they where not bright in the system, in fact they were perfect for me - no brightness at all. My personal set came in yesterday and it doesn't sound the same, it sounds bright (relative to the ones I borrowed). I'm assuming that is because the cables need to break in, but since the differences seemed so obvious I wanted to know if this is a normal experience for others.

Jfech,

By "source" I mean from where the signal comes from. In this case the amp is the source of the signal in relation to the speaker cables. I know the true source is the DAC however.

Jfrech,

I have the Venustas praestos

Seems like its settling down but I only have 12 hours on them

What would happen sonically if the speaker cables were install backwards, meaning the tag was at the speaker end vs the amp in? Could this contribute to brightness? I'm thinking maybe I had them installed the wrong way when I was auditioning them.

Ah, good to know Dhcod!! Thanks.

The cables have indeed settled down and are now the same as what I heard with the borrowed pair. Man the system is sounding quite sweet!