Virtual Dynamics Revelation-2 speaker cables

I agree - it takes a while. An idea is to leave your system on overnite - I found this a quick way to put hours on the cables. I have recently changed cables thoughout my entire system away from VD, but am keeping my Revelation bi-wire speaker cables because the synergy with the rest of the system is tremendous. In other words, you have very good speaker cables - be patient and you should be rewarded. Note that you will probably go through several "break-in" periods with these cables and they won't be fully broken in until probably 700-800 hours. Good luck.

Leaving the system on has to include playing music, or pink/brown/white noise constantly for that period. Play a CD(with a lot of bass content) on repeat, with your speakers close together, facing each other, and ONE with it's polarity reversed(flip the cable connection at the terminals). That will cancel most of the sound and keep you from going nuts over the monotony. Most of my cables/interconnects have gone through some strange changes during burn-in. Don't get worried or critical until they've got a couple hundred hours on them at least. The above process only applies to speaker cables, as the amp needn't be turned on for any of the interconnects to burn in.

Well, I own a AudioDharma Cable cooker. Getting these cables to cooperate to shape and hook them into the cooker was quite a task. I ended up making 10 gauge jumpers.
It probably took several hundred hours even after cable cooking them before they sounded there best.
Anyway, be patient, these are some of the best sounding speaker cables out there.
(If you can tolerate the stiffness.)

Thanks for ther info guys. 5 days after they were plugged into the system and with palying a burn in tune on repeat over night from XLO test disc, the cables jumped into gear and is now more listenable. I can now see very good things to come with more hours under their belt....
Cheers.

My experience is the Virtual Dynamics cables (Rev & Genesis) need OVER 500 to 750+ hours on them to sound their absoulte best. You will get a good grasp of what they will do after 250 but over the 500 to 750 mark they really shine. I know a lot has been written both good & bad about their cables, but I find them to be the best I have ever used in my systems. Be patient & you will be rewarded.