Quack System Upgrades

@astro58go, yes, I do not believe in cable burn-in based on listening.

I don't have any funny stuff today. I do have some observations and questions.
I used to think that cable break-in was a fairy tale. Now I'm not so sure. I got a new phono cable a few months ago. Not expensive; but made with very different specs than many. Smaller gauge, silver-coated POCC, low capacitance, etc. I did a lot of A-B comparisons when I got it and came to the conclusion that it made little difference with my MM cartridge; but a nice improvement in spacing. definition and bass control on the MC.
A few months later, I put the MM back in the system for a while and heard more bass from it than ever before....I'm 85% sure.

I bought a pair of WireWorld Luna 7 interconnects, their cheapest. They replaced the old Audioquest AlphaSnake on my Oppo BDP-95. They seemed to widen the soundstage and clarify the treble a noticeable amount. I let them break-in for about 30 hours and did another A-B. Now I can clearly detect that they have raised the soundstage to eye-level, whereas the snakes had it almost knee-level. I think I'll try a pair of their Oasis for my phonostage-to-pre connection.

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

As soon as I have some funny stuff, I'll post. How about this one:

How many NJ politicians does it take to change a lightbulb?
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None. They have to call a guard.

@mikethehunterguy: " A good whisky is the best tweak ever."

I disagree. Now that I remember, the best tweak I ever heard was joint of some mystery pot that a biker tipped me in the late '60s. When I smoked it in my room and put Led Zep II on my cheap Magnavox all-in-one it was like a this divine music was filling the whole world! I turned the volume to max, took the removable speakers off the unit, put them about 2 feet apart and placed my head between them. Never heard anything as good before or since. Never met that biker again either, drat!

That is probably how I got hooked on this hobby. They say it's a gateway drug.

@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.

 
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!