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RE: Oy....

There must be umpteen thousand cryo labs out there, each bragging that their procedure is the best in the world.

Several, perhaps....and some don't brag. They just do the work quietly as intended.

Cryo is a shot in the dark with regard to which is exactly the right process for the item being processed.

I think that's an oversimplification that only serves to confuse, rather than illuminate. There are essentially two, perhaps three primary processes to consider: 1) vapor treatment that does not reach below -300F, 2) true deep cryogenic treatment that *does* reach -320F, and 3) true LN2 immersion as performed by Jena Labs and NASA. There are only a small handful of facilities that treat materials at -320F, and perhaps only 3 or 4 in North America that have the capability to perform immersion. The rest of what you might be alluding to is soak time. Certainly, that is a debatable point between qualified individuals (those actually having experience), and one that can only be resolved via listening tests....but that's part and parcel of what our hobby is about.

Then of course let us not forget the human error factor of the manufacturing variables.

Or machine error. Or material contamination. Or changes in alloy constitution. Or....?

No sir, there are just too many variables to say one cryo process is the one to use for every component.
And there are some who have done their homework.

If in doubt try the product without cryo.

Never an argument from me there....the results are always a matter of personal preference, something I've espoused continually for years and years.

After all the manufacturer of the product DID NOT build the cryo process into the original design. One really needs to ask the question WHY.

But Furutech does....and Acoustic Revive....and Shunyata....and a host of other cable manufacturers that do not advertise this fact.

As to the others....why? Maybe the manufacturer didn't think the process mattered. Maybe the manufacturer didn't have proper cryo facilities available (I know that to be the case internationally). Maybe the manufacturer simply didn't want to spend the dough (many feel that way on many issues....).

Why do most amplifier manufacturers still use cheesy fuses? Why do many component manufacturers still use cheesy RCA connectors? Or low-grade hookup wire? COST, COST, COST. And likely the attitude "that's good enough". Which is the how and why many, many audiophile companies came about in the first place, in the attempt to MAKE THINGS BETTER. Cryogenic treatment is no different.



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