Audiodharma Cable Cooker anyone share experiences?

I have used one for almost a year now. On some cables like Valhalla it is imperative that it be used. I can never get it to sound right without using the Cooker. Some cables need as little as a day. Some like Valhalla I actually cook 5-7 days. In addition to interconnects and speaker cables it will also cook power cables. We do not sell these devices and I have nothing to gain in this post other than sharing my experience. Hope this helps

Not to hack into Ozzy's thread here, but how much current can this device pull in terms of breaking in a power cord ? Sean
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Sean......the Cable Cooker delivers a steady state, multiplex signal measuring just a hair under 2 amps of current (for the speaker cable and power cable circuit), in addition to a swept square wave. I know you've expressed your skepticism before, but end-users, including dealers and cable manufacturers, can testify to its efficacy.

Power cables may also be daisy-chained without any practical limit and without any signal degradation. A major audiophile cable manufacturer, for instance, conditions 12 or 13 power cables at a time, in addition to their interconnects and speaker cables.

I hope this information satisfies your question.

alan m. kafton

What do these puppies cost?

Alan, Thanks for your direct response and the info that you've provided. I've seen one of your CC's up close for a brief period of time but have never had the chance to use / open / measure one of these devices. If you'd like to send me one, i'd be glad to report back to you with my findings : )

While i don't know the exact range of frequencies covered, the sweep rate, step rate or the amplitude of the signal fed to any of the cables, i do think that the use of a "roving" signal would be more effective than that of the single stationary tone that the Mobie generates. In that respect, i think that we may be thinking along the same lines.

I had talked to Bob Crump about this who had talked to Tony at G&D about a design change that i suggested. Tony commented something about lack of circuit stability, etc.. the circuit was not capable of doing what i wanted it to do. Quite honestly, i don't see any problem in building a very simple and stable yet more effective circuit than what the Mobie has to offer. Either way though, i do know it works and works pretty damn well for what it is. In comparison, it works a MILLION times better than the old "Duo-Tech" that i used to have. Running the Duo-Tech was basically a waste of electricity in my opinion as i was never able to tell any difference between "treated" and "untreated" cables. Cosmetically, the Mobie and Duo-Tech are NOTHING to write home about. If something of that nature is important to the end user, your unit easily takes the cake in that category.

As far as the power cords go, are you saying that they are fed the same signal as what is fed to the speaker cables ? That is how i interpreted your comments above. I was "assuming" that the power cord was actually used as the power source to feed the burner and was not actually being "treated". That is why i commented that such a low draw on the cooker itself wouldn't effectively load the cable hard enough to make it worthwhile for use.

Out of curiosity, have you ever had any feedback as to how the CC stacks up against the Nordost unit ? I don't know much about that piece other than it supposedly works on a timed circuit and is designed for "complete treatment" within 24 hours, etc... Personally, i don't see ANY cable being fully burned in that amount of time but i know for a fact that the results are audible if you stop at that point using a Mobie. How long do you recommend burning various cables for on your CC ? Sean
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