Do speaker cables need a burn in period?

gawdbless said: "My Audioquest speaker cables were purchased used, so i am guessing that they are already broken in. So far, all the responses are in agreement that they do need time to settle down, whereas from what I have read elsewhere there were more nays than yays. I thought I would ask a proper hi-fi community the question. Thanks for all your replies."
Speaker wire burn-in in amplifier specific. So, unless the prior owner used the same make and model amp as you, the cables will act (and sound) like new.

There is only the merest chance he has the same amp as me, but highly unlikely. I will never know.

jetter,

"...it is our ears adjusting to the new and different sound, not the sound itself changing."

How are our ears adjusting to a different sound if the sound itself is not changing?

If it sounds wrong the first time, it will continue to sound wrong, unless you’re some kind of nihilist or defeatist, or your name is eeyore.

I'm adding this so as to not confuse anyone: cables do break in and it's not your ears getting used to them.

All the best,
Nonoise

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