Sorry, at it now. I like to do a live time review just like we all actually do whenever we receive any new product. We just plug it in and listen to it. I admire those among us who can buy that new thing and run it in for 200 hours until we really listen in. Are there really any who do that? I can't ever wait. To reiterate, Previously I had the older sister cable installed Black Magic interconnects. These are the White Magic due to the unspecified material used. (Which is not an uncommon tactic among cable sellers) Its said not to be copper, silver, or gold. It was connected all night to settle in. Chris Bottie CD The enclosed paper work says it will sound good out of the box but goes blah after 12 to 24 hours then begins to bloom up to 200 hours as burn in enhances the quality. Maybe so but that time frame coincides with my experience that after a day of listening to any new stuff you kinda get used to it and the differences fall into the same old sound impressions. So to get the listener over this hump of disappointment that often hits, the wait past 24 hours tip is smart for any manufacturer. FIRST IMPRESSION IS...its transparent maybe to a fault. Eerily mesmerizing in its realism. So far very cohesive sounding. I mean, natural, settled, Sorry, failing in being able to describe this. Very appealing. Luscious. Presentation is immediately impressive compared to the Black Magic ones. Classy sounding in some way. Doesn't seem to be overemphasizing any particular area. Vocals have a fabulous tangible quality. I was so impressed with the former Black Magic set and was loath to be disloyal but honestly there's so far a fresh transparency to these. Fresh, transparent, realism on steroids....Today will be fun listening as these settle in. At the end of today, 12 hours, I'll re post to let you know if the "blah" period has arrived.
