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Your opinion on burn in

While on the Audioquest site there was a statement on burn in. It was stated that if your equipment was off all the time spkr cables would have to be broken in all over again. Something about the forming of the dielectic. I always thought once a cable settles in that was it. What if your budget dictates you not leaving your gear on all the time(tubes,class A gear). True my tube gear does sound better if left on but I would like your spill on the spkr cable issue. Thanks
south43

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garfish
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South43; it may be that you're trying to unscrute the unscrutable. I turn my amp off at night and on in the morning so it will be "warmed up" for afternoon and evening listening sessions. However, even with the amp having several hours of being warmed up in standby, it still takes at least 15-20 minutes for my system to sound good. All other components are kept in standby 24/7 except when in use. I have attributed the improvement in music quality to the amp because it's the one component I turn completely off for 10-12 hours.

My point? Well, something is going on that makes music sound better after 20 minutes or so of play time. It could be the components-- any of them, or it could be "wires". I don't actually know or have any way of testing this, but it happens every night. I am a strong believer in initial "burn-in" of components and wires, but daily burn-in? An interesting question. Cheers. Craig
garfish
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I don't disagree with those who feel that it takes the "listener" awhile to adjust to "listening". I especially notice this phenomenon when going from one type of music to another, eg from smooth jazz (Diana Krall ballads)to serious rock eg, ZZ Top.

But I also notice it at the start of a listening session, and to tell the truth, I don't know if it's me adjusting, or the equipment warming up? Cheers. Craig
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