Cable Asylum: Re: silver hookup burn-in techniques? by john curl Interconnects, speaker wire, power cords. Ask the Cable Guys.

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Posted by john curl on November 6, 2002 at 17:18:15

In Reply to: silver hookup burn-in techniques? posted by saros141 on November 5, 2002 at 23:31:47:

I don't know if this would help or not. If you are ultimately listening to AC signals through the wire, it would seem that an AC signal would be most appropriate. We don't actually know exactly 'what' we are changing with 'break in' Most probably, it is a partial re-alignment of the crystal structure to let signals flow with a minimum of turbulence. As we know, metal wires are formed from larger stock, and pushed or pulled into shape. This creates fractures in the crystal structure. There are books written about this. Time, and audio like signals flowing through a wire will smooth out some of these fractures or vacancies in the crystal structure. Most of us don't want to wait a very long time for the wire to settle down, so we 'break it in'.

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