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Conditioning/Burn-In Method

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Potentially controversial subject matter ahead. Thus post is recommended for mature audiences only. If you're in the school of thought that cables are voodoo, this post is not for you, please move among.

Now, to business.

I'm in the process of working in a set of Signal Cable Silver Resolution XLR interconnects between my DAC, Preamp and Amplifier. So far, I probably have only 20 hours or so of play, and if memory serves, Frank recommends 60 hours or more. Given the difference in amplitude from DAC to Preamp, and from Preamp to Amplifier, do you guys think it might be worth swapping them out (rotating them) to help balance and perhaps accelerate the process?

Thanks in advance!

parabolic
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davidpritchard
866 posts
 
No. But your cables will never be completely broken in until you put more current through them. They need to be fully conditioned by an Audio Dharma cable cooker. Second and a distant best is to use one of the break in CD's you can buy.

David Pritchard
parabolic OP
106 posts
 
Regretfully, I don't happen to have another $700 change to throw away on an item that will (theoretically) be a one-time use.

I take it then, that you advocate for a fairly high playback volume to get the process done as well as it can be without the Dharma burner?
jaybe
745 posts
 
In fact most of us don't own or use a cable cooker, neither is one necessary. ".. will never be completely broken in..." is a pretty subjective statement, wonder how the poster quantifies this.

Just play music or a break-in CD, probably 10s of hours, maybe a hundred or two.
rotaryphone
159 posts
 
Just stream what ever to DAC and play 24/7 and you can leave the power amp off. Pre need to be ON tho.
parabolic OP
106 posts
 
Ah, well I could do that but I'm burning in the speaker cables, too, though they have a hundred or so hours head start - got 'em before I bought the ICs.
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