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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.
yping
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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geoffkait
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I freeze for two days then slow thaw to room temp. It's permanent. I.e., irreversible.
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Yapping wrote,

"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."

Again let me ask, what does annealing have to do with anything when cryoing CDs? What is your theory why cryoing CDs improves the sound?
yping OP
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I haven't mentioned anything about cryoing CDs, other than the freezer thing! Perhaps it improves material transparency through assisting with creating a more uniform microstructure!

What are your thoughts? although I would prefer not to know them if you are going to be rude (unfortunately, it would appear that you cannot help yourself)?

Annealing, it would appear can be used to make a soft or hard structure/state with a uniform microstructure! The main thing that was mentioned is that it is used to create a "uniform microstructure" in metal or other materials and the word is even used in Biochemistry with a similar meaning (recombine) :)
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geoffkait
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Sorry for the AutoCorrect failure, unfortunate choice of words but not mine. I blame Apple. OK, so now we have a theory for CDs, Cryogenics or freezing improves the transparency. Without saying whether I agree with you or not, let me ask another question, What is the reason why LPs sound better after cryo/freezing? In fact, let me just cut to the chase and make a bold statement: cryoing or freezing ANYTHING produces better sound. Even things completely unrelated to the audio system.
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