|
Cable Asylum Interconnects, speaker wire, power cords. Ask the Cable Guys. |
|
|
|
Cable Asylum Interconnects, speaker wire, power cords. Ask the Cable Guys. |
|
In Reply to: Cable burn-in times and effect of burn-in posted by JoshT on June 23, 2013 at 10:52:55:
Rather than burn-in, cryogenic treatment tends to improve the grain boundaries of a metal conductor, whereas the most ctitical aspect of cable burn-in is the dielectric involvement of the insulation that surrounds the conductive wire. Teflon as a dielectric takes the longest to burn-in according to the vast majority of listeners, and I concur. In the case of the MIT cable, it's likely the network box that takes so long to burn-in. In the case of the Wireworld Equinox 7 interconnect, the new Composilex 2 dielectric seems to present audibly reduced dielectric involvement. Your report of 15 hours before the Equinox 7 interconnect presented a more developed sound has been the consensus among many regarding how long it may take for already burned-in cables to settle-in after being taken out of storage or after rough handling, since it tends to upset the relationship of the conductor with the dielectric. In my experience, the Equinox 7 blossomed very quikly, with a slower but steady level of subtle improvement with further burn-in time. I would not be surprised if one of Wireworld's new secrets is a pre-burn-in process for the Equinox 7, but I doubt that is true. That said, it would be of interest to know if notable development of the Equinox 7 might be found with substantial further burn-in via a cable cooker.
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:
Follow Ups
- Cable burn-in vs. cryo treatment... - Duster 06/24/1316:58:33 06/24/13 (2)
- RE: Cable burn-in vs. cryo treatment... - unclestu 16:13:57 06/26/13 (0)
- Interesting . . . - JoshT 06:52:58 06/25/13 (0)
Top of Page ]
[ Contact Us ]
[ Support/Wish List ]
[ Copyright © 2024, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]
