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Cable Cooking/Burnin

I read this on KLE Innovations, http://kleinnovations.com/kle-innovations-klei-products/essence-gzero-ic/, and wondered what your thoughts on Cable Cooking/Burnin might be ...

Burnin/Cooking Time

We believe that the Burnin/Cooking process can be thought of as an extension/finishing of the Annealing process.

This is a practice that can dramatically/drastically improve performance and has been gaining acceptance from HiFi enthusiasts :) Usually, any listener will be able to identify a marked change/improvement in audio component performance within the first 100 or more hours of use, whether it be a cable, connector, component or loudspeaker.

Burnin/Cooking time is the process whereby electrical signal/charge gradually settles/corrects/aligns dielectric, electromagnetic, and material (metal and non-metal) issues that occur/result during the construction process. These aspects are often and usually found in Cables/Connectors and usually results in a brittle, bright, muddy, non-cohesive sound that lacks the Detail, Resolution, Timbre, PRaT, Harmonic Texture, Organicness, Naturalness, and Staging which is desired for music reproduction. Burnin/Cooking Time improves the way that signal passes through the conductors and dielectrics and it is the resulting changes in signal transmission that refines and defines the performance of the audio cables.

While it is most important to implement Burnin/Cooking Time, upon purchase, routine maintenance is always important, also. Cables/Connectors that have not been played, or left unused, for long/prolonged periods of time, may become stagnant and again require Burnin/Cooking Time.
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yping OP
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From what has been written it would appear that a change to the physical state of metal could be loosely referred to as annealing!

So, heat annealing (heating and cooling), cryo annealing (freezing and warming), and electrical annealing, all change the physical state of metal (and other materials) and even the temper of the metal. It would appear that they could all be loosely grouped under the heading of annealing :)

I have tried Home freezing but it seems to be a temporary annealing or have you found a way that it is permanent? :)
yping OP
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Ahh, did you meant liquid nitrogen home freezing?
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geoffkait
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I am referring to the home freezer circa 10 degrees F. As I said previously all thermodynamic processes are permanent. When one cryogenically treats a CD are you suggesting the CD is annealed? ;-)
yping OP
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No! Although I have done the CD in the freezer and found that the effect/change was temporary and maybe lasted about 1 play of the CD!

You have found putting wire in the Freezer has a permanent effect/change. Interesting, do you do this in a particular way and did you find it beneficial?
yping OP
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definition of annealing...

1. Annealing is a process used to bring a metal closer to its equilibrium state. In this soft state, the uniform microstructure will allow for excellent ductility and workability.

2. To Soften... a process of softening a material (such as glass), metal (such as cast iron), or an alloy (such as steel) to make it less brittle by (1) heating it to a particular temperature, (2) maintaining it at that temperature for a particular duration, and (3) cooling it slowly to normal temperature at a particular rate. Opposite of tempering.

3. To Strengthen/Harden... a process of heating and slow cooling in order to toughen and reduce brittleness.

4. Biochemistry: recombine (DNA) in the double-stranded form.
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