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Is a cable cooker worth it?

I have heard many good things that a cable cooker can do to improve a system, but I am wondering at what point the expense of a cooker is worth it? Alltogether, how long must I burn in my cables, via system play, before they are good and hot as opposed to the expense of buying an Audio Dharma cooker and having near instant results? I don't know where I fall in terms of mid to high end audiophile, but I calculate that by the time I get all the components that I want for my system, minus cables and extras, I am approaching $8500 bucks(only components). So, is a cable cooker worth it for someone like me?
matchstikman
rcreations
158 posts
 
no. i'd invest the cost of the cooker on cables.
here is a 'gon members classified add for a Audio Dharma Cable Cooker version 2.5 RENTAL!!

Tony007
http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cl.pl?accstwek&1063933358

might have to do a rental soon myself. kurt
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marakanetz
5,473 posts
 
Bare in mind that almost all cable results are in your mind and nothing more.
approaching $8k or $88k on the components realy should not mean anything in that direction.
cable approach should be straight towards its electric parameters to handle certain current i.e. gauge and per-unit impedance to meet the cable loss tolerance for the certain length you're using.
sean
6,231 posts
 
If i was in your situation with your budget, i would not invest in an Audio Dharma. Having said that, i would either rent a machine to burn in all of your cables at one time or see if you can find someone that is trustworthy to burn yours in for you. Owning a cable burner is only beneficial to those folks that go through a lot of cables on a frequent basis. The sonic benefits of "cable burning" are very worthwhile in my opinion. Just don't think that you can burn a cable in overnight or even in a few days. Sean
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