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RE: Q for Duster: break in of wires, does the amperage/voltage/frequency matter most?

Contrary to what the burn-in process might be thought of, it's more about the dielectric than the conductor

You could be correct about this with in-system conditioning (the term I prefer), but I know of no test(s) that can realistically determine which material is getting X-amount of the signal....I think that much of this idea is pure theory, having been focused on these issues for 17 years. Same for the presumption that voltage addresses the dielectric, and current (primarily) addresses the metal conductors. I don't object to either construct....what really matters (to me) is the result.

As far as the Cable Cooker goes, the extended frequency sweep was designed/engineered to address BOTH parameters....its reach to 0Hz was intended to treat the conductors, and the calibration at just above 40Khz (plus multiple harmonics) intended to (also treat) the dielectric material. The steady-state signal with high-voltage & high-current is, by comparison, bombarding the materials with a signal they will never otherwise see in an audio or video system.

while cryo treatment is more about the conductor, especially good for better optimizing the grain boundaries of OFC copper and the metal alloys of connectors, rather than the dielectric.

In addition to the compaction of metal conductors and other metal parts (such as on a duplex outlet, for instance), the plastics also undergo compaction....which in my view goes straight towards additional vibration control or dampening. Again, we don't have a test that can determine which material(s) are receiving X-amount of the signal. But cryogenic treatment DOES address all materials. I like to think of the process creating a "straighter" signal path (for the metal conductors) and a less-turbulent path for the vibrations (especially micro-vibrations) going through the plastics. Theoretical, yes....but entirely reasonable, considering all the A--B listening tests & comparisons that have been performed over many, many years.

The two processes can be thought of as a tag team effort, so to speak.

No doubt about that....and a good analogy.


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  • RE: Q for Duster: break in of wires, does the amperage/voltage/frequency matter most? - alan m. kafton 10/31/1713:13:00 10/31/17 (0)

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