Cable Breakin

on the other hand, not much to lose by running them a few weeks and then listening. Lots of things shouldn't make a difference, but do...

Was/is there an option to treat them on a "cable cooker?"
I think a break-in period is almost universally acknowledged
on electronics, speakers, and cables, isn't it?

Have you ever frozen your cables, or CDs?
Put the cables in a large plastic bag and place in a freezer for two
days. Transfer to the refrigerator for one day. Then,
take them out and remove from plastic bag and place between heavy cloth
or a blanket for one day, to allow them to slowly reach room temperature.
Now, give them a try and let me know if they sound different.

Added steps can include thoroughly cleaning and applying a contact enhancer to the terminals, and gently wiping the cables with a microfiber cloth that has been sprayed with anti-static treatment.

You are only limited by your time, and imagination, right?

Arh HD cables do take a while to break in. They will change dranatically durning the 1st 500hrs. I have a little over 400hrs on my HiDiamond 8 and layed back and lacking presence thier not. Hang in there.

I have now found that after 4 days and 16 hours there has been a total change in presentation for the better. I am thinking that the problem may be that these cables were shipped from Italy to Canada to New york and finally to me in Texas. They had to be subjected to a lot of temperature extremes and a lot of vibration. It probably took a few days to settle in. Does this make sense. Now if they continue to improve they will be spectacular
Alan

it is well known that electrical fields around the cable settle in with the new environment as well

I am sure someone else can explain this better than me...

4 days and 16 hours seems about right

;^)