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swapping IC's to demo and cardas's site sdvice.

i'm in the final stages of my xlr IC comparisons. was reading the cardas site's info and was surprised to find that moving the IC's around could require "more break-in"?.

they don't really specify what degree of movement effects the cables. simple removing the connection or new bends ect....

anyone have any input?. i don't yank and throw my cables around but they do get moved repeatedly during my demos/comparisons. only have one xlr connection so keeping all 3 IC's being compared "warm" is impossible.

am i reading too much into this? or do i need to come up with a plan that takes this into account?. should i be waiting x amount of time after a re-connection to make a determination?.

not a huge deal but i seem much more confident of a decision when my a vs b vs c comparisons are done one right after the other, with minimal time in between.

thanks

levy03

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krell_man
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You know, there's another way to audition cables. It's put one in and leave it for a week. Then put the next one in and leave it for a week.

You might find that you miss the first cable, or that you don't miss it at all. That tells you something.

Then do the same thing to the third cable and the cable you liked the best from the first two week test.

Chuck
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