Quack System Upgrades

 
bcowen
@gdhal
@astro58go, yes, I do not believe in cable burn-in based on listening.
Have you ever listened to a cable, new or old, that's spent a couple days on a cable cooker, like an Audiodharma? To each his own, and I'm not suggesting that what you hear is invalid, just that to my ears the difference between a fully conditioned cable and one that isn't is rather substantial.

Excellent point! Ditto cryogenics. Which is why almost all high end cable manufacturers got hip a long time ago and Cryo their cables. Can't compete otherwise. Duh!

@bcowen 

no, I haven't listened to a cable before and then after being "cooked".

I get what you and others are saying about the substantial difference. My point hasn't been addressed, however, which is on what basis are you/anyone else saying that the substantial difference is an "improvement" as in more accurate reproduction of the source? If you mean to say it is your preference, that is perfectly fine/acceptable. If something else, then I reiterate that by all means please produce a data spec sheet of the particular cable, let's compare it to  https://www.belden.com/techdatas/english/5T00UP.pdf and review what elements are "better".

My Question: Has anyone tried any of the Jack Bybee products? Are they snake oil?

Never tried em but I have it on good authority they aren’t snake oil. Jack used to work in the black world, navy signals if memory serves. His major in school was quantum physics, which is interesting if only because they were actually teaching that subject 60 years ago.

have a nice new year

You to Geoff and to the world, 5 hours to go here in Vermont.