Granny ring, Jetrexpro, all

Maxima95 and Grannyring- after several days with about 100 hours of burn in and listening time on the WE16ga interconnects with Canare f 10 RCA plugs and shielding that is terminated at both ends its time for a report.
At this point in the burn in process I am hearing what Grannyring hears. They are smoother and less forward than my WE16ga interconnects that are unshielded. The unshielded version has always sounded a bit rough around the edges but I didn’t care since I felt they were so good at conveying a sort of unbridled musicality. The shielded versions sound very musical at this point and add a refinement and smoothness that I like so far. The mids are smooth and beautiful. I am with Grannyring- Jeff Day missed out by not trying the shield although threading the cables through the shield and then the heat shrink was a major pain.

I don’t know how long it takes for the shielding to burn in. Since the cables and RCA plugs are fully burned in the only variable is the shield. Regards and happy new year! Jet

"Maxima95 and Grannyring- after several days with about 100 hours ... "

Jetrexpro - Thank you for your efforts and this report.  I presume you used a 1/4" shield, as the opening on the F10 appears to be barely that size.

Happy New Year to you as well.  Take care. 

Maxima95 I have some 1/4" braid and it was too small to thread two runs of WE16g. I am using 1/2" braid. The F10 RCA opening was just large enough to shove the 1/2" braid thru. It's a tight fit and actually works pretty well.

Thank you for the information.  Now I don't have to find out the hard way (as I usually do).

You're welcome. Glad to share my observations. One more thing I am noticing about the WE16g shielded interconnects is that the sound seems more pure, less noise, Quieter background. I guess all of this makes sense since the shield must make this happen. I am thinking that which version of this interconnect one would prefer, shielded vs unshielded would be system and ear dependent.