The molecular level explanation of "cable burn-in"

curiousjim

I bought a pair of expensive IC’s. Until that, all I ever used were the thin cheap cables that came with cd players. OMG was the difference huge! From that point on, I believe that cables mattered.  In the last four years, I’ve bought seven power cables (all $500 and under.) and to be honest, I’ve not heard a lick of difference, but I definitely am not going to yell and call people names because they can hear something that I cannot.

Very true! thanks for the input. Good audio cables do make a difference but power cables don't. Just get one 10 or 12awg from amazon These days you can find plenty of excellent audio/power cables on amazon/ebay 10x - 100x cheaper than those major brands. I would spend money to upgrade dac/amps/speakers (if i had extra thousands to spend)

Sorry to loose you...

But i just say the truth about your too long sarcasm which is not really original... cables matter for many people here then sarcasm must be short and sweet... sarcasm should be a wink, not a long, unoriginal mockery...

i welcome you anyway...

Now because as a child who go sulk in his corner and announce he will never return you wait for what ? Sympathy ? Buy a dog...😉

Or stay here because as empathic as a  dog i feel sad that you leave in this way speaking such...Really...

By the way your judgement is too narrow and centered on you... This forum is not a waste of time for everybody...it is for some and not so much for others... In life we are all in different situation and different needs... Cables, friend, information etc there is all opinions here about all that...

I am retired and i appreciate everybody even those with whom i may disagree... i like too much discussing here and not staying alone... I am not perfect... 😊

Whatever your decision will be i wish you the very best....

Oh, mahgister, you silly. Just having a little fun with a topic that gets a lot of disagreement and rightfully so. Learn, happy to, we’re always learning. But your tone was more of an arrogant remark than anything worth noting. And yes, Dill, a member since 2007 and just posting now for the first time. (Doesn’t that tell you something?) like Facebook, this forum strikes me as an enormous waste of time. There’s a big world out there. I enjoy reading about this hobby that I inherited a love for from my father who was in it from the early days when I too was bitten by the audiophile bug. But I’m now regretting my little satirical contribution to this forum. My own fault, I kind of saw it coming. I’ll continue to read what interests me, but you’ll never hear from me again. Caio.

@theskipperthree
I am with mahgister: too long by a factor of 5, and if it was really that funny, ok.

Life is short. Jokes: shorter still, preferably.

maghister

I am retired and i appreciate everybody even those with whom i may disagree... i like too much discussing here and not staying alone... I am not perfect..

Of course... keep warm & healthy!!!

The dielectric in your equation is effectively an insulator and as such does not absorb current. One of the fundamental laws of electrical theory is that current takes the least path of resistance. In this case the copper. It's as simple and as complicated as that. And if this magical formula does exist, the AC power is further altered in the amp and and in no way does it impact the path of the sound signals.