break in time

[alexs2]

Excuse my asking, but is it not what happens with dogs when they eventually stop pissing on the carpet ?

They actually stop?

 

[griffo104]

break in or burn in must exist.

otherwise russ andrews would not charge for the service

ahem

Nor would Nordost who were one of the first to come up with a 'cable toaster'.

Having used many cables the only one which benefited from some break-in time were a pair of the silver cables - but this was only a couple of hours.

The dnm and Linn cables I mainly use sound the same, to my ears, as when they were first connected.

 

[wolfgang]

I always wonder about this, if cables burn in then would it not be safe to assume they burn off eventually so that they nice acoustic property goes off after a certain hours of use? Hmm.... Just think of the potential market value of this suggestion.

 

[The Devil]

We need Omiga's input.

 

[bottleneck]

Hi Annex,

I've was told that the black gates I put in my pre should really change after a few hours use.

It sounded the same to me after a few hours, days and now a year later.

If 'burn-in' can be shown in caps, thats not of course to say that we can also say that it happens in cables.

Of course, Im happy to admit that I'm not a golden eared audiophile, and others with bat-like hearing may be able to detect things I can't.

 

[lordsummit]

The only things I've ever really detected a change in has been the Naim power amp, it sounds lousy when cold, and the Meadowlarks which needed huge amounts of playing to get to a decent state. I've never heard gear change from being bought to being allegedly run in. I sometimes wonder if run in means got used to?

 

[amir]

not burned cable sound is polite, round edge, harsh high and lifless

 

[amir]

best signal for burning is square wave, you can produce it with 'cool edit' program in your pc.

 

[Anex]

Hi Annex,

I've was told that the black gates I put in my pre should really change after a few hours use.

It sounded the same to me after a few hours, days and now a year later.

If 'burn-in' can be shown in caps, thats not of course to say that we can also say that it happens in cables.

Of course, Im happy to admit that I'm not a golden eared audiophile, and others with bat-like hearing may be able to detect things I can't.

I just don't hear any music till its all settled in and don't want to listen to it. Then when its sorted I don't want to stop.

 

[mr cat]

I bought some second hand Monster speaker cables - while the was sound difference after the burn in, they still sounded terrible...so, don't hold out for any improvement...