question about wire break in


I am a newbie so bear with me. What is actually breaking in when you guys talk about breaking in speaker or phono cables? Is there something that starts to align? I am just missing something.
lmr

Showing 1 response by nonoise

Human hearing is very acute (thank you evolution) and right off the bat one can tell if something is amiss even if one is not all that familiar with that something to begin with. Anomalies, when presented, can confound and present themselves as unpleasant, smeared and incoherent. We instinctively know what sounds real.

It doesn't take an expert to doubt what one hears and not be able to put it to words. No amount of time will make it better for the brain to accept if it doesn't change. I'll grant that as time goes by some folk will settle for less but the cable is breaking in.

I've yet to be hypnotized by a cable but I can see where a cobra would get my attention rather quickly and make me do something I wouldn't normally do.

All the best,
Nonoise