Stealth Varidig Sextet Break In Period?

Krellman,
How long did it take to break in your VD Rev.Sig. digital cable? I'm currently using a balanced Varidig Sextet which I like very much but have just won a balanced VD Rev.Sig. on Audiogon auction. After I compare them one of them is going up for sale. What equipment are you connecting with your cables?

The stealth didn't need much break-in as already reported. I know the VD stuff needs a long time to break loose.

Krellman,
Please post your impressions of the Stealth sextet compared to the VD Rev.Sig. digital cable. It will be very interesting to see how these two stack up against each other.
The VD Rev.Sig. vs new VD Rev2 would be another interesting match up.
As far as the new Genesis digital cable, at its price you'd be better off buying a new CDP or DAC 8<).

Dev,
I mis-spoke. I just looked and my Stealth XLR terminations are titanium, teflon and silver not graphite. Sorry.

Dev,
Yes there was a certain sharpness when my Sextet was new that seemed to lessen with time. However, there was never what I would call a dramatic change (in my system). This was a new cable purchased direct from Stealth with the proprietary graphite, silver and teflon XLR terminations. Are these the same terminations as your cable? If not, that could explain some differences we heard during break-in. I know they used several different terminations on these. If yours has the same terminations I can't explain the differences we heard but I'm sure there are more than enough variables to cause such differences. I'm certainly not contesting what you heard.
I'm currently using balanced VD Revelation 1 between DAC and amp and I can honestly say they took 3-4 months to really bloom.
I just called VD this morning and asked them to put the digital Rev.Sig. I'm buying on their cooker for as long as possible. Hopefully this will help some. Also, the cable was slightly used.
BTW: I see Krellman has his VD Rev.Sig. digital cable for sale on the 'Gon so I think it's safe to assume he liked the Sextet better? Maybe he will post.

Dev,
Thanks for your response. No, I wasn't taking anything personally. Obviously, we have had differences with our Sextet break-in experience. I can't offer any explanation for this but I truly believe that both our opinions are valid. As I said, we are probably experiencing uncountable variables.

Regardless of our break-in experience though I think we can agree that the Sextet is an excellent digital cable. So far, the best I've had in my system.

Hopefully I'll receive the VD Revelation Signature some time next week from Virtual Dynamics. Comparing the two will be interesting if nothing else. I requested that they cook the cable for as long as possible and Rick e-mailed me to say that the cable was indeed on the cooker. From my experience the VD cables take a long, long time to do their thing so any help they can give in this regard is appreciated.

I'm using the cable as the data link between a Wadia 27i and 270SE both with GNSC Reference mods. The clock link is through an Aural Symphonics AT&T Optimism V2. I've experimented with quite a few connections with these units; RCA, BNC, XLR and AT&T and found I prefer the XLR balanced connection for the data link. At one time I had 2 AT&T glass cables which is Wadias recommendation but I just couldn't handle the sound.

Fiddler,
I sold the balanced Sextet and went with the balanced Virtual Dynamics Revelaion signature (1.5m). Depending on ones system I could see choosing either one of these cables. In my system the VD won out. I have never heard the VD Genesis, which I assume would beat the VD Rev. Sig. but I couldn't afford it anyway. I don't think you could go wrong with the Stealth.