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Tara labs burn in

I purchased a new one Tara labs muse power cable for my phono preamp audio research ref2. (20A plug) . At around 180 hours of burn in I am disappointed of the bass response. It has not the authority I was expecting especially compared to my previous one (transparent mm2x). In fact, the bass remains the same now and at the start of burn in period. On the other hand , mids and highs have shown great improvement
.1. Does the cable need more hours of burn in? 
2. Does the cable show improvement in the bass after 180 hours of burn in? I think that during burn in period , you mostly get improvement in mids and highs and not bass.
3. Is it perhaps a wrong match with the phono preamp,

any ideas?
apostoli76

Showing 2 responses by petg60

petg60
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A pc can give the impression of restricted and lifeless sound when out of the box but should give signs of its quality. With use they can become better and better. How many hours it requires to full break in depends from construction. Your ARC may have a 20A plug but most likely would not need a 20A wire, overkill.
As a tubed unit 12-14awg would do the trick and give you back the lacking dynamics.
Check with your ARC dealer.

G
petg60
1,486 posts
 
Have you tried it in another position that has a 20A plug? 

G
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